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| Migrant children rescued from Austria minivan 'recovering' | Migrant children rescued from Austria minivan 'recovering' |
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| Three children are recovering in hospital in Austria after being rescued from a minivan containing 26 migrants. | Three children are recovering in hospital in Austria after being rescued from a minivan containing 26 migrants. |
| Police said the severely dehydrated children would not have lasted much longer in the cramped vehicle. | Police said the severely dehydrated children would not have lasted much longer in the cramped vehicle. |
| The minivan was stopped in Braunau district on Friday and the Romanian driver was arrested after a chase. | The minivan was stopped in Braunau district on Friday and the Romanian driver was arrested after a chase. |
| Separately, four men appeared in court in Hungary following the discovery last week of another truck in Austria containing the bodies of 71 people. | Separately, four men appeared in court in Hungary following the discovery last week of another truck in Austria containing the bodies of 71 people. |
| The three Bulgarians and an Afghan, who were arrested in Hungary, were remanded in custody until 29 September. Austria is expected to seek their extradition. | The three Bulgarians and an Afghan, who were arrested in Hungary, were remanded in custody until 29 September. Austria is expected to seek their extradition. |
| The latest incident - which was not reported until Saturday - happened near the small town of St Peter am Hart, close to the German border. | The latest incident - which was not reported until Saturday - happened near the small town of St Peter am Hart, close to the German border. |
| What we know about Austria lorry find | What we know about Austria lorry find |
| 'Migrants', 'refugees' or 'aliens'? | 'Migrants', 'refugees' or 'aliens'? |
| The Turkish city where migrants buy supplies | The Turkish city where migrants buy supplies |
| Migrants' perilous route to Germany | Migrants' perilous route to Germany |
| A police spokesman told the BBC that the children were crammed in the back of the minivan along with the other migrants, said to be from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. | A police spokesman told the BBC that the children were crammed in the back of the minivan along with the other migrants, said to be from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. |
| He said the children - aged about five or six - were critically ill and almost unconscious. Officials said on Saturday that their lives were no longer in danger but they are still in hospital. | |
| Police said they had tried to stop the vehicle and gave chase when it drove off at speed. The migrants said they were hoping to reach Germany. | Police said they had tried to stop the vehicle and gave chase when it drove off at speed. The migrants said they were hoping to reach Germany. |
| The discovery of the 71 bodies in the lorry left on a roadside near the Hungarian border last week led to an outcry. | The discovery of the 71 bodies in the lorry left on a roadside near the Hungarian border last week led to an outcry. |
| Officials said the 59 men, eight women and four children - thought to be mainly Syrians - had probably died of suffocation two days earlier. | Officials said the 59 men, eight women and four children - thought to be mainly Syrians - had probably died of suffocation two days earlier. |
| Austrian police were alerted when a road worker saw liquid seeping from the vehicle and the badly decomposing bodies were found inside. | Austrian police were alerted when a road worker saw liquid seeping from the vehicle and the badly decomposing bodies were found inside. |
| Prosecutors say the four suspects who appeared at court in the city of Kecskemet on Saturday are believed to be low-ranking members of a Bulgarian-Hungarian people-trafficking gang. | |
| So far this month more than 40,000 asylum seekers, the majority of them Syrian, have arrived in Hungary via the Balkans. | |
| Many fall prey to smugglers who wait near the refugee camps, offering to take them at a high price on to western Europe, the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Hungary says. |