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Authorities in France temporarily blocked trains from Italy in an attempt to stop north African migrants from entering the country.
Trains were stopped at the border for hours - prompting Italy to launch an official complaint with France. Services were later resumed.
Italy has angered France by giving temporary resident permits to thousands of Tunisian migrants.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13109631
No doubt the Italians gave these people temporary permits hoping they'd go somewhere else to order to pursue their longer term aims. I wonder why?...
What's the betting the French authorities are, as we speak, considering laying on free high speed trains to the UK for anyone who wants to claim asylum?.....