HUNGARY CLOSES BORDER TO REFUGEES
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Things are only becoming more difficult for refugees fleeing war in the Middle East. After Germany closed its border Sunday, Austria dispatched its military to control the influx of refugees and several other countries imposed stricter security checks at their borders. And starting today, tough limits on refugees are being enforced in Hungary, where the primary EU crossing point from Serbia has been sealed.
- Hungarian police, backed by soldiers, closed the border at midnight and prevented any refugees from crossing, Reuters reports.
- “The measure is in place due to the situation that has developed on the Serbian side, as border controls are not being provided,” said Laszlo Balazs, a Hungarian border police official. Balazs added that the border could reopened if the situation changed.
- The 28 EU member states failed to reach an agreement during an emergency summit in Brussels last night for distributing 120,000 asylum seekers, France Inter reports.
