U2 fans walk to concert

Athens - A strike by Greek customs officials forced Balkan U2 fans to abandon cars and walk into Greece yesterday for the group…

Athens - A strike by Greek customs officials forced Balkan U2 fans to abandon cars and walk into Greece yesterday for the group's concert at Salonika. Hundreds of cars, lorries and buses were blocked from entering Greece along its border with Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as a result of a 48-hour strike which ended last night.

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