Croatian border police accused of sexually assaulting Afghan migrant

Asylum seeker says she was threatened at knifepoint in latest in string of reports of violent pushbacks on Bosnia-Croatia border

A woman from Afghanistan was allegedly sexually abused, held at knifepoint and forced to strip naked by a Croatian border police officer, during a search of a group of migrants on the border with Bosnia.

The European commission described it as a serious alleged criminal action'' and urged the Croatian authorities to thoroughly investigate all allegations, and follow up with relevant actions".