Fortress Scandinavia Sinks Into Blame Game Over Refugee Crisis

  • Commuters caught at Oeresund Bridge as border tensions mount
  • Danish businesses warn that travel barriers will harm economy

For many of the 15,000 people who commute daily across the Oeresund Bridge between Malmoe, Sweden’s third-largest city, and Copenhagen, the trip to work and back just became a lot more difficult.

Photographer: Claus Fisker/AFP via Getty Images
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Gliding high above the Baltic Sea under pylons that stretch 669-feet into the air, the daily commute across Europe’s longest rail and road link was once a symbol of integration in the region.

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