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The Latest: Police and asylum-seekers scuffle in Croatia

Hundreds of migrants rest as they wait to march down a highway towards Turkey’s western border with Greece and Bulgaria, in Edirne, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. The migrants were stopped Friday by Turkish law enforcement on a highway near the city of Edirne, causing a massive traffic jam.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Hundreds of migrants rest as they wait to march down a highway towards Turkey’s western border with Greece and Bulgaria, in Edirne, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. The migrants were stopped Friday by Turkish law enforcement on a highway near the city of Edirne, causing a massive traffic jam.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) Hundreds of migrants rest as they wait to march down a highway towards Turkey’s western border with Greece and Bulgaria, in Edirne, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. The migrants were stopped Friday by Turkish law enforcement on a highway near the city of Edirne, causing a massive traffic jam.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

By Associated Press 2 min read

The latest developments as European governments struggle to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local:

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9:35 a.m.

Scuffles have broken out between Croatian police and asylum-seekers after they were barred from entering a newly opened reception center meant to register those seeking sanctuary in Europe.

Troubles started at the camp Tuesday, when more migrants came to the gates than authorities could handle. Police in the Croatian village of Opatovac pushed people back from the front gate, asked them to sit down and to wait their turn.