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Sweden launches its own 'Berlin Wall' with Denmark as it orders travellers to show ID for the first time in 50 years… while Copenhagen closes borders with Germany
John Stevens for the Daily Mail and Gianluca Mezzofiore For Mailonline
Jan. 4, 2015
- Passports inspected on Oresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark
- Denmark makes emergency request to tighten checks on German border
- Ninth country in EU's Schengen Zone to bring back temporary controls
- Berlin says migrant crisis has put passport-free travel area 'in danger'
Sweden has reintroduced check points on its border with Denmark for the first time in half a century in a desperate attempt to stem the flow of migrants.
Guards yesterday began inspecting passports on the famous Oresund Bridge between the two countries, which had been the most visible symbol of European integration.
Within hours, Denmark made an emergency request to tighten checks on its southern border with Germany - becoming the ninth country in the European Union’s 26-nation Schengen Zone to bring back temporary controls.