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Border guard checks night train (News 2017, by Adrian Streun) - Swiss Press Award

A border guard checks passengers in a train compartment of the Thello night train at Brig station.
A border guard checks passengers in a train compartment of the Thello night train at Brig station.
Photo / News
2017

Border guard checks night train

Adrian Streun

The Thello night train from Venice to Paris is popular with migrants trying to get from Italy to Paris. At the unscheduled stop in Brig, Swiss border guards board at irregular intervals for checks. France sends migrants with false or missing documents back to Switzerland.

Berner Zeitung

Photo / News
2017

Adrian Streun

The Thello night train from Venice to Paris is popular with migrants trying to get from Italy to Paris. At the unscheduled stop in Brig, Swiss border guards board at irregular intervals for checks. France sends migrants with false or missing documents back to Switzerland.

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