they were crossing
Past progressive they conjugation of cross.

cross

Two Ukrainian students, who were travelling from Wrocław to Berlin last year, were detained just as they were crossing the border, mainly because the young people were not aware of the rules, and they only wanted to make use of our intellectual resources.
Deux étudiants ukrainiens, qui se rendaient de Wrocław à Berlin l'année dernière, ont été arrêtés au moment où ils traversaient la frontière, principalement parce que ces jeunes gens ne connaissaient pas les règles et qu'ils voulaient uniquement utiliser nos ressources intellectuelles.
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