Migrants fear Paris attacks have multiplied their woes
By JOVANA GEC, Associated Press
Published: November 19, 2015, 12:15pm
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Migrants and refugees walk through the transit center for refugees near the village of Tabanovce, in northern Macedonia on the border with Serbia, on Thursday. Four nations along Europe's Balkan refugee corridor shut their borders Thursday to those not coming from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq, leaving thousands of others seeking a better life in Europe stranded at border crossings. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)Photo Gallery
PRESEVO, Serbia — At the tender age of 16, Ahmad Fawad has three fears: He fears the Taliban gunmen who killed his family members in Afghanistan. He fears that once-welcoming European countries are shutting the doors after the carnage in Paris. And he fears that the very extremists who attacked his family at home are moving alongside him in the flow of humanity bound for Europe.
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