Germany tightens border controls to combat illegal migration

BERLIN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Germany has notified the European Commission of temporary controls at its borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, set up to fight illegal migration, the country's Interior Ministry said on Monday.

"The business of traffickers is becoming increasingly brutal and unscrupulous," said German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, adding that the deaths of seven people in a van,