Migrants try to break through Hungarian border fence at Röszke – UPDATE
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Around 60 migrants early on Tuesday made an attempt to break through the southern border fence at Röszke, on the Serbia-Hungary border, according to public television.
Current affairs channel M1 reported that a small number of migrants managed to cross the border.
Police stopped all vehicles at checkpoints when it became apparent that migrants had spread out in all directions, M1’s correspondent said.
The police said on their website that an armed guard on duty fired several warning shots before patrols arrived at the scene.
It added that
the illegal attempt to cross the border took place at around 5.30am.
Several members of the group who entered Hungary were arrested while police prevented others from getting through, the statement said.
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Csongrád County Police Headquarters told MTI that
Keep up the good work – keep them out.
Keep them out! Keep up the good work!
Please reinforce the border so noone could illegally enter Hungary!
Please reinforce the border so noone could illegally enter Hungary!
Greetings!
Throwing away tax payers money & a pure waste of resources, spending on arrest, prosecution & later feeding them in detention centers. Rubber bullets are permissible under Int’l law to stop unwanted trespassing, by a sovereign country.