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Austria stops processing asylum requests

AUSTRIAN officials have reportedly stopped processing asylum requests ahead of an EU meeting.

AUSTRIAN authorities have stopped processing new asylum requests while continuing to deport migrants.

STATE-RUN broadcaster ORF is citing an Interior Ministry document that it says was issued on Friday to civil servants dealing with asylum requests telling them not to accept new cases.

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