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| Migrants refuse to leave train near Hungary camp | Migrants refuse to leave train near Hungary camp |
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| Scuffles have broken out west of the Hungarian capital, Budapest, after police tried to force migrants off a train at a refugee camp. | Scuffles have broken out west of the Hungarian capital, Budapest, after police tried to force migrants off a train at a refugee camp. |
| Amid chaotic scenes, police ordered journalists from the area at Bicske, declaring it an "operation zone". | Amid chaotic scenes, police ordered journalists from the area at Bicske, declaring it an "operation zone". |
| The train had left Budapest hours after police let migrants into the railway station following a two-day stand-off. | The train had left Budapest hours after police let migrants into the railway station following a two-day stand-off. |
| Meanwhile, there have been sharp disagreements among European leaders over how to deal with the crisis. | Meanwhile, there have been sharp disagreements among European leaders over how to deal with the crisis. |
| Follow our live updates | Follow our live updates |
| In Brussels, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban described the situation as a "German problem" as Germany was where those arriving in the EU "would like to go". | In Brussels, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban described the situation as a "German problem" as Germany was where those arriving in the EU "would like to go". |
| But European Council President Donald Tusk said at least 100,000 refugees should be distributed across EU states. | But European Council President Donald Tusk said at least 100,000 refugees should be distributed across EU states. |
| Earlier on Thursday, migrants who had been camped outside Budapest's Keleti railway station surged on to the platforms as soon as police withdrew. | |
| The BBC's Gavin Hewitt on board the train at Bicske | The BBC's Gavin Hewitt on board the train at Bicske |
| Nothing illustrates how difficult this crisis is to resolve than what has happened to these several hundred refugees who are currently on this train at Bicske. They jumped on the train after waiting at Budapest station for three hours. They were tightly crammed in - women and babies. They were told no international trains would leave. but eventually they were told this train would leave and they believed and hoped it would take them close enough to the Austrian border to get across. | Nothing illustrates how difficult this crisis is to resolve than what has happened to these several hundred refugees who are currently on this train at Bicske. They jumped on the train after waiting at Budapest station for three hours. They were tightly crammed in - women and babies. They were told no international trains would leave. but eventually they were told this train would leave and they believed and hoped it would take them close enough to the Austrian border to get across. |
| There were some police on board. We got as far as Bicske and when the train pulled in, there were loads of police waiting for them on the platform. The plan seemed to be to remove them, to take them to a centre where they would be properly identified. Some people left the first carriage, but almost immediately there was resistance, a lot of people were banging on the windows, some were shouting "Germany! Germany!" The police put on riot gear. | There were some police on board. We got as far as Bicske and when the train pulled in, there were loads of police waiting for them on the platform. The plan seemed to be to remove them, to take them to a centre where they would be properly identified. Some people left the first carriage, but almost immediately there was resistance, a lot of people were banging on the windows, some were shouting "Germany! Germany!" The police put on riot gear. |
| And then there was one really distressing scene involving a woman who was carrying a baby by the railway tracks shouting "help! help!" There was a struggle involving one of her companions and riot police. This incensed some of the other refugees who had been taken off the train, they began pushing and jostling and there was a little bit of fighting with the riot police. And then they forced their way back on the train, which is where we are at the moment with police on the platform with several hundred refugees on the train in sweltering conditions. | And then there was one really distressing scene involving a woman who was carrying a baby by the railway tracks shouting "help! help!" There was a struggle involving one of her companions and riot police. This incensed some of the other refugees who had been taken off the train, they began pushing and jostling and there was a little bit of fighting with the riot police. And then they forced their way back on the train, which is where we are at the moment with police on the platform with several hundred refugees on the train in sweltering conditions. |
| International services were suspended at Budapest's station but hundreds crammed on to the first train hoping it would take them to the Austrian border. | |
| Instead, the train stopped at the Hungarian town of Bicske about 40km (25 miles) west of Budapest which hosts a major refugee camp, and police lined the platforms. | Instead, the train stopped at the Hungarian town of Bicske about 40km (25 miles) west of Budapest which hosts a major refugee camp, and police lined the platforms. |
| Some migrants at first left the train but then forced their way back on when they realised where the authorities wanted them to go. | Some migrants at first left the train but then forced their way back on when they realised where the authorities wanted them to go. |
| The BBC's Gavin Hewitt, who was on the train, said migrants fear that registering at the camp will make it harder for them to seek asylum in Germany and other countries. | |
| Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal | Five obstacles to an EU migrants deal |
| Those who risk everything for a better life | Those who risk everything for a better life |
| Global failure to help Syrian refugees | Global failure to help Syrian refugees |
| Will dead child image shift our view? | Will dead child image shift our view? |
| EU rules place responsibility for assessing asylum claims on the country where a migrant first arrives. | EU rules place responsibility for assessing asylum claims on the country where a migrant first arrives. |
| The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels this year. Germany expects to take in 800,000 asylum seekers this year - four times last year's total. | The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels this year. Germany expects to take in 800,000 asylum seekers this year - four times last year's total. |
| The surge in numbers has created tension and disagreement over EU migration policy. Germany has been prepared to accept large numbers of asylum seekers, but other countries have not. | The surge in numbers has created tension and disagreement over EU migration policy. Germany has been prepared to accept large numbers of asylum seekers, but other countries have not. |
| In another development on Thursday, police in the Czech Republic said they would stop the practice of writing numbers on the hands of migrants after widespread criticism from human rights groups. | In another development on Thursday, police in the Czech Republic said they would stop the practice of writing numbers on the hands of migrants after widespread criticism from human rights groups. |
| Images of a Czech policewoman mark numbers on people's hands with a pen have been widely circulated in the international media, leading to comparisons with Jews being tattooed as they arrived at Nazi death camps in World War Two | Images of a Czech policewoman mark numbers on people's hands with a pen have been widely circulated in the international media, leading to comparisons with Jews being tattooed as they arrived at Nazi death camps in World War Two |
| During a tense press conference in Brussels with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, Mr Orban, who heads the anti-immigration Fidesz party, said Hungarians "were full of fear". | During a tense press conference in Brussels with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, Mr Orban, who heads the anti-immigration Fidesz party, said Hungarians "were full of fear". |
| "People of Europe full of fear because they see that the European leaders, among them the prime ministers, are not able to control the situation," the Hungarian prime minister said. | "People of Europe full of fear because they see that the European leaders, among them the prime ministers, are not able to control the situation," the Hungarian prime minister said. |
| "Nobody would like to stay in Hungary, neither in Slovakia nor Poland nor Estonia. All of them would like to go to Germany. Our job is only to register them." | "Nobody would like to stay in Hungary, neither in Slovakia nor Poland nor Estonia. All of them would like to go to Germany. Our job is only to register them." |
| Mr Schulz countered: "What we are seeing for the time being is egoism instead of common European sense." | Mr Schulz countered: "What we are seeing for the time being is egoism instead of common European sense." |
| European Council President Donald Tusk also took Mr Orban to task for saying his country was being "overrun" with refugees who threatened to undermine Europe's Christian roots. | European Council President Donald Tusk also took Mr Orban to task for saying his country was being "overrun" with refugees who threatened to undermine Europe's Christian roots. |
| Mr Tusk said: "Referring to Christianity in a public debate on migration must mean in the first place the readiness to show solidarity and sacrifice." | Mr Tusk said: "Referring to Christianity in a public debate on migration must mean in the first place the readiness to show solidarity and sacrifice." |
| Mr Tusk's call for at least 100,000 asylum seekers to be redistributed across EU states is a sharp increase on a previous European Commission target of 40,000. | Mr Tusk's call for at least 100,000 asylum seekers to be redistributed across EU states is a sharp increase on a previous European Commission target of 40,000. |
| EU members are so far committed to sharing about 32,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece. | EU members are so far committed to sharing about 32,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece. |
| The human cost of the crisis was also put into sharp focus on Wednesday when five children were among 12 migrants who drowned in Turkish waters while trying to reach Greece. | The human cost of the crisis was also put into sharp focus on Wednesday when five children were among 12 migrants who drowned in Turkish waters while trying to reach Greece. |
| Images of the washed-up body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother, circulated widely on social media. | Images of the washed-up body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother, circulated widely on social media. |
| UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that "as a father" he had felt "deeply moved" by the pictures and said that that Britain would fulfil its "moral responsibilities". | UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that "as a father" he had felt "deeply moved" by the pictures and said that that Britain would fulfil its "moral responsibilities". |
| Migrants or refugees? | Migrants or refugees? |
| The word migrant is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another". | The word migrant is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another". |
| A refugee is, according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, any person who "owing to a well-founded fear" of persecution is outside their country of nationality and "unable" or "unwilling" to seek the protection of that country. To gain the status, one has to go through the legal process of claiming asylum. | A refugee is, according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, any person who "owing to a well-founded fear" of persecution is outside their country of nationality and "unable" or "unwilling" to seek the protection of that country. To gain the status, one has to go through the legal process of claiming asylum. |
| The word migrant has traditionally been considered a neutral term, but some criticise the BBC and other media for using a word they say implies something voluntary, and should not be applied to people fleeing danger. | The word migrant has traditionally been considered a neutral term, but some criticise the BBC and other media for using a word they say implies something voluntary, and should not be applied to people fleeing danger. |
| Battle over words to describe migrants | Battle over words to describe migrants |