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 Norway is to send some 60 migrants back to Russia under new rules expected to see thousands deported by bus.
About 5,500 people are due to be transported from Norway to Russia. Many crossed the Arctic border by bicycle as part of the influx of migrants to Europe in 2015.
Norway announced in November it would immediately deport people who had arrived from a country deemed safe.
The first bus is due to leave a refugee shelter in the town of Kirkenes later.
It comes after Russia agreed that Norway could return migrants with a Russian visa by bus. Most have fled the conflict in Syria.
Norway had previously been sending them back by bicycle, because of rules that banned vehicles from transporting people across the border without the necessary documents, and also prohibited people crossing the border on foot.
The move has been condemned by human rights groups. The daytime temperature at the border is about -30C.
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Over the weekend, about 70 people were brought from other asylum centres in Norway to the reception centre in Kirkenes, about 8km (5 miles) from the Russian border, according to reports.
About 40 people have fled a centre in Vadso for fear of being returned to Russia, Norwegian media quoted the head of the centre as saying.
There were also reports that a group of migrants in Kirkenes had started a hunger strike to protest against the planned deportation.
It is believed the first group of migrants will be taken to the Russian port city of Murmansk late on Tuesday, although this has not been confirmed.
Norway's police authorities say 5,500 people arrived from Russia via the border crossing in Kirkenes in the second half of 2015.

All of them had visas or other permits allowing them temporary or long term stay in Russia and will therefore be returned, reports the BBC Russian Service's Oleg Boldyrev.
Human rights groups have condemned the move in a letter to the UN's refugee agency, our correspondent adds. They say Russia should not be considered a safe place for refugees.
Increasing numbers of migrants began crossing Russia's border with Norway by bicycle last year, in an attempt to avoid the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe.
Although Norway is not a member of the EU, it is part of the Schengen Agreement which is designed to provide border-free travel.


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