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Turkish police beat us with iron rods before we lost limbs to frostbite, Afghans say

The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.

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The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures. A dozen young Afghans who tried to reach Europe in January have told the BBC they were among a group of 50 migrants beaten and stripped by Turkish border guards before being stranded in the snow. They say they were forced from the eastern Turkish city of Van towards the Iranian border, where temperatures were sub-zero. One of the migrants, Shahsawar, says he regained consciousness in a Kabul hospital to discover both his hands and legs had been amputated. "My throat closed up and I couldn't speak." When approached for comment, Turkish authorities did not specifically address the migrants' allegations. But the foreign ministry said border forces followed national and international laws and provided detained undocumented migrants with all necessary assistance, including food, water and medical care. In mid-January, around 50 undocumented Afghan migrants were arrested after people smugglers helped them cross the Iranian border into the city of Van, where temperatures had dropped to -15C. Shahsawar, 21, says he was detained immediately on entering the city.

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