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Greece has repulsed nearly 35,000 migrants trying to cross onto its territory illegally since Turkey opened its border nearly a week ago, government sources said on Thursday, as it prepares to deport hundreds of others who made it through.

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In pics: Greece blocks migrants at Turkish border

Migrants stand in line to receive food aid at Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne in Turkey. (Reuters)

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Migrants are seen in a makeshift shelter at Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne in Turkey. (Reuters)

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Migrants stand in line to receive food aid at Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne in Turkey. (Reuters)

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A migrant carries his child, with a makeshift shelter in the background, at Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne in Turkey. (Reuters)

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