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Hungary seals border with razor wire

15/09 01:27 CET

Hungary seals border with razor wire
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Hungary has sealed its border with Serbia.

A razor wire fence was moved into position around 1am CET.

A railway line, also used as a crossing point, has also been blocked off.

Zoltán Kovács is spokesperson for the Hungarian government: “Today we have witnessed an all time peak in terms of illegal border crossing, the real number is going to be close to 10,000 in just one day. It is obvious and this is the Hungarian position that it is to re-establish Europe’s ability to protect it’s borders.”

Hungary, much criticised for its attitude to asylum seekers, is to introduce tougher measures later on Tuesday including plans to arrest illegal immigrants.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has hinted he may announce a state of emergency in Hungary’s border regions.

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