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| Hungarian police stop nearly 10,000 refugees from crossing the border as it declares a state of emergency | Hungarian police stop nearly 10,000 refugees from crossing the border as it declares a state of emergency |
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| A state of emergency has been declared in two of Hungary's southern counties after police said they have rounded up nearly 10,000 refugees at the border. | |
| Authorities blocked off the main unofficial border crossing point used by migrants late on Monday evening forcing hundreds of migrants to spend the night in the open. | Authorities blocked off the main unofficial border crossing point used by migrants late on Monday evening forcing hundreds of migrants to spend the night in the open. |
| Gyorgy Bakondi, the head of the national disaster unit told reporters they had made the declaration after the town of Szeged saw a huge influx of refugees. | Gyorgy Bakondi, the head of the national disaster unit told reporters they had made the declaration after the town of Szeged saw a huge influx of refugees. |
| He said the border zone in the two counties had been extended from 10 metres to 60 metres and transit zones would be set up to deal with migrants. | He said the border zone in the two counties had been extended from 10 metres to 60 metres and transit zones would be set up to deal with migrants. |
| The government is now expected to deploy the army to police the border to enforce tough new laws which allow it to detain anyone trying to get around the new 175km (110m) long razor wire border fence. | The government is now expected to deploy the army to police the border to enforce tough new laws which allow it to detain anyone trying to get around the new 175km (110m) long razor wire border fence. |
| They say they rounded up 9,380 men, the highest daily figure for this year so far, women and children trying to get across the EU border in just one evening. | They say they rounded up 9,380 men, the highest daily figure for this year so far, women and children trying to get across the EU border in just one evening. |
| The Hungarian government has warned most asylum seekers arriving in the country faced rejection and will be expelled back to Serbia. | The Hungarian government has warned most asylum seekers arriving in the country faced rejection and will be expelled back to Serbia. |
| It comes as Germany's vice chancellor said Europe had "made a fool of itself" for failing to agree to a plan to redistribute 120,000 of the refugees that have arrived in Italy, Greece and Hungary over the past year. | It comes as Germany's vice chancellor said Europe had "made a fool of itself" for failing to agree to a plan to redistribute 120,000 of the refugees that have arrived in Italy, Greece and Hungary over the past year. |
| Luxembourg's foreign minister, who chaired a meeting to discuss the problem on Sunday evening, said it would be "premature" for the European Council to take a decision. Iraqi migrants being detained by Hungarian police on the border on Monday evening | Luxembourg's foreign minister, who chaired a meeting to discuss the problem on Sunday evening, said it would be "premature" for the European Council to take a decision. Iraqi migrants being detained by Hungarian police on the border on Monday evening |
| The ministers agreed that the relocation measures would be finalised by their next meeting in October but a special EU summit may need to be convened before the end of the month if a decision is not reached soon. | The ministers agreed that the relocation measures would be finalised by their next meeting in October but a special EU summit may need to be convened before the end of the month if a decision is not reached soon. |
| It has become one of the major entry points into the EU for the desperate refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Africa as Europe faces its worst refugee crisis in two decades. New laws which come into force on Tuesday allow Hungarian police to detain any refugee trying to get over the fence | It has become one of the major entry points into the EU for the desperate refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Africa as Europe faces its worst refugee crisis in two decades. New laws which come into force on Tuesday allow Hungarian police to detain any refugee trying to get over the fence |
| A government spokesman, Zoltan Kovacs, said Hungary will “start a new era” shortly after midnight on the border just after it blocked the crossing point. | A government spokesman, Zoltan Kovacs, said Hungary will “start a new era” shortly after midnight on the border just after it blocked the crossing point. |
| He said: “We will stop the inflow of illegal migrants over our green borders.” | He said: “We will stop the inflow of illegal migrants over our green borders.” |
| Police have recorded over 190,000 migrants entering Hungary so far this year. Hungarian authorities say they detained nearly 10,000 migrants trying to cross the border on Monday night | Police have recorded over 190,000 migrants entering Hungary so far this year. Hungarian authorities say they detained nearly 10,000 migrants trying to cross the border on Monday night |
| Other measures being considered include large internment camps in Italy and Greece as they are identified and have their asylum campaigns processed. | Other measures being considered include large internment camps in Italy and Greece as they are identified and have their asylum campaigns processed. |
| It comes as Germany, which last week said it would take 500,000 refugees every year, triggered a "domino effect" by closing its border with Austria and ending two decades of frontier free travel between EU countries. | It comes as Germany, which last week said it would take 500,000 refugees every year, triggered a "domino effect" by closing its border with Austria and ending two decades of frontier free travel between EU countries. |
| Click here to sign The Independent's change.org petition calling on Britain to take its fair share of Syrian refugees. | Click here to sign The Independent's change.org petition calling on Britain to take its fair share of Syrian refugees. |
| Additional reporting by AP and Reuters | Additional reporting by AP and Reuters |