A German city which welcomed thousands of refugees claims it has reached saturation point as it closed the door to new arrivals.

The decision by city leaders in Salzgitter has left families who were originally separated by war still torn apart.

But officials say more arrivals would have swamped the city's infrastructure and harmed integration.

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