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VIDEO: Border authorities in El Paso fend off large groups of migrants after standoff

Much of the boundary along the southern end of El Paso was back to normal Sunday night, Customs and Border Protection officials said.

Officials said an El Paso, Texas, bridge where federal agents clashed with large groups of migrants trying to breach the border was safe and flowing freely Sunday night.

Large groups of angry migrants who tried to cross into the U.S. on the Paso del Norte bridge were met by traffic barriers, concertina wire and agents in riot gear, video of the confrontations showed.

The afternoon clashes prompted officials to close northbound lanes of the bridge, U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson Roger Maier said in a statement.

Read the full story on nbcnews.com.


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