Hungary could 'deploy the army' amid relentless migrant surge
- 9 years ago
Following in the footsteps of those who had already made it to Germany, hundreds more migrants and refugees set off on foot in Hungary on Saturday.
As they marched along the motorway, some called aloud for buses to take them to the Austrian border
Hungary has insisted there will be no more bus rides to the border after the fleet it provided on Friday night, although some migrants were allowed to board trains taking them there.
The latest exodus followed frantic scenes at Budapest’s main railway station on Saturday.
When those who had piled onto a train discovered that it was not, in fact, going to Vienna, they took matters into their own hands and headed off to the highway.
Hungary, the main entry point into Europe’s borderless Schengen zone for migrants, has vowed to seal its southern border with a new, high fence – by the middle of this month.
Hungarian officials have portrayed the crisis as a defence of Europe’s prosperity, identity and “Christian values” against an inf
As they marched along the motorway, some called aloud for buses to take them to the Austrian border
Hungary has insisted there will be no more bus rides to the border after the fleet it provided on Friday night, although some migrants were allowed to board trains taking them there.
The latest exodus followed frantic scenes at Budapest’s main railway station on Saturday.
When those who had piled onto a train discovered that it was not, in fact, going to Vienna, they took matters into their own hands and headed off to the highway.
Hungary, the main entry point into Europe’s borderless Schengen zone for migrants, has vowed to seal its southern border with a new, high fence – by the middle of this month.
Hungarian officials have portrayed the crisis as a defence of Europe’s prosperity, identity and “Christian values” against an inf