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| Migrant crisis: Chaos at Croatian border | |
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| Riot police in the Croatian border town of Tovarnik are trying to control crowds of migrants crossing from Serbia, as the EU struggles to deal with the mass movement of people on its southern borders. | |
| More than 6,000 have reportedly so far entered Croatia from Serbia after Hungary closed its border on Tuesday. | More than 6,000 have reportedly so far entered Croatia from Serbia after Hungary closed its border on Tuesday. |
| Croatia has warned it has limited capacity for migrants. | |
| Hundreds were involved in clashes at the Hungary-Serbia border on Wednesday. | |
| Meanwhile, 7,266 migrants arrived in Germany on Wednesday, twice the number for the previous day. | |
| Many of the migrants are fleeing fighting in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and want to reach Germany. | Many of the migrants are fleeing fighting in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and want to reach Germany. |
| Long queues have formed in Tovarnik as people await buses and trains to reception centres elsewhere in Croatia. | |
| The BBC's Lyse Doucet, at Tovarnik station, says the crowds there - many of them Iranian, Iraqi or Syrian - are angry and frustrated, demanding to know when transport will arrive. | |
| "We want to go!" they are chanting, as a wall of people confront a wall of Croatian riot police. | |
| Some have been waiting a day, she says. | |
| Many migrants in Serbia travelled to the Croatian border after Hungary completed a fence along its border, trying to find a new route through the Balkan countries into northern Europe. | |
| The Croatian Prime Minister, Zoran Milanovic, said that while the migrants were welcome, there was a risk of putting resources under too much strain. | |
| Health Minister Sinisa Varga said Croatia was expecting an estimated 20,000 migrants to arrive in the next two weeks. | |
| Read more coverage of the migrant crisis | Read more coverage of the migrant crisis |
| Follow BBC correspondents on Twitter covering the crisis | Follow BBC correspondents on Twitter covering the crisis |
| What is the next route through Europe? | What is the next route through Europe? |
| Migrants warned of landmines in Croatia | Migrants warned of landmines in Croatia |
| Father tripped by camerawoman gets Spanish job | Father tripped by camerawoman gets Spanish job |
| Separately on Thursday, the European Parliament backed plans for the mandatory relocation of 120,000 refugees around the EU. | Separately on Thursday, the European Parliament backed plans for the mandatory relocation of 120,000 refugees around the EU. |
| The move comes ahead of a meeting of interior ministers next Tuesday to discuss the measures, and correspondents say it will put pressure on the ministers to give their approval. | The move comes ahead of a meeting of interior ministers next Tuesday to discuss the measures, and correspondents say it will put pressure on the ministers to give their approval. |
| Croatia said it would allow migrants to travel into northern Europe, but officials in Slovenia - which borders Croatia to the north - have said they would tighten their border security and would stick to rules which require asylum-seekers to register on arrival. | Croatia said it would allow migrants to travel into northern Europe, but officials in Slovenia - which borders Croatia to the north - have said they would tighten their border security and would stick to rules which require asylum-seekers to register on arrival. |
| Slovenia, like Hungary, is an entry point to the borderless European Schengen zone, which normally allows people to travel between member countries without restrictions. | Slovenia, like Hungary, is an entry point to the borderless European Schengen zone, which normally allows people to travel between member countries without restrictions. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| 'Human shields' | 'Human shields' |
| On Wednesday, Hungarian security forces at Horgos, on the Serbian border, clashed with migrants wanting to enter, using tear gas and water cannon to stop them forcing their way in. | |
| In chaotic scenes, police vehicles and ambulances were on the Serbian side of the border, across from massed ranks of Hungarian riot police on the other side. | |
| Some migrants threw missiles, including stones and water bottles. | Some migrants threw missiles, including stones and water bottles. |
| The firing of tear gas and water cannon created a stampede of migrants away from the border. | The firing of tear gas and water cannon created a stampede of migrants away from the border. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the police tactics were "unacceptable". | |
| Hungary closed its entire border with Serbia on Tuesday after making it illegal to enter the country or damage the border fence. The country's courts have started fast-track trials of arrested migrants. | |
| Hungarian media split on border incident | Hungarian media split on border incident |
| The clashes at the Roszke-Horgos border crossing divide pro-government and opposition newspapers. | The clashes at the Roszke-Horgos border crossing divide pro-government and opposition newspapers. |
| Centre-right Magyar Nemzet says: "The Hungarian border was besieged by those who think that it's their basic human right to march throughout Europe without papers." A paper launched recently by the ruling Fidesz party argues the "determination and aggressiveness" of the migrants left Hungarian police with little choice but to use water-cannon. | Centre-right Magyar Nemzet says: "The Hungarian border was besieged by those who think that it's their basic human right to march throughout Europe without papers." A paper launched recently by the ruling Fidesz party argues the "determination and aggressiveness" of the migrants left Hungarian police with little choice but to use water-cannon. |
| But centre-left Nepszabadsag reacts sarcastically that "the strong Hungarian nation can breathe freely... We no longer have anything to worry about". And a commentator in centre-left Nepszava remarks: "We can now get on with our everyday Hungarian lives surrounded by barbed wire and shunned by migrants, neighbours, brothers, pals, close friends and investors." | But centre-left Nepszabadsag reacts sarcastically that "the strong Hungarian nation can breathe freely... We no longer have anything to worry about". And a commentator in centre-left Nepszava remarks: "We can now get on with our everyday Hungarian lives surrounded by barbed wire and shunned by migrants, neighbours, brothers, pals, close friends and investors." |
| Are you seeking refuge in Europe? Will you be heading to Croatia? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you seeking refuge in Europe? Will you be heading to Croatia? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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