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Three suspects arrested for robbing migrants

Budapest, September 7 (MTI) – Three men have been taken into custody in Szeged, southeast Hungary, in connection with the theft of 2,000 euros from four Syrian migrants near the M5 motorway, local police said. Spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi said the…

Over 5,000 border violators apprehended over weekend

Budapest, September 7 (MTI) – Police apprehended a total of 5,386 border violators over the weekend, the communications service of the national police headquarters said on Monday. A report published on the police’s website shows that 2,181 persons were apprehended…

Police warn against helping refugees reach Austria

Budapest, September 6 (MTI) – Hungary’s national police on Sunday warned against helping refugees get to Austria following an initiative by Austrian volunteers to organise lifts for refugees from Hungary to Austria in cars and vans. Viktoria Csiszer-Kovacs, a spokeswoman…

Migrants damage scheduled bus in Roszke – PHOTOS

Budapest, September 5 (MTI) – Migrants trying to stop a scheduled long-distance bus damaged the vehicle in Roszke, on the Hungary-Serbia border, on Saturday afternoon.  Citing a witness who travelled on the bus, MTI’s correspondent said a few men tried…

Fans clash with police outside stadium – PHOTOS

Budapest, September 5 (MTI) – Police arrested 51 soccer hooligans in the early hours of Saturday after violent clashes between rowdy fans and police officers following the Hungary-Romania European Championship qualifier which ended with a scoreless draw in Budapest on…

Migrants taken off train in Western Hungary

Budapest, September 3 (MTI) – A group of migrants were forced to get off a train travelling westward from Budapest in Nagyszentjanos, in western Hungary, on Thursday afternoon. The local MTI correspondent reported that after the migrants disembarked, they were…

Four children among migrant truck deaths

Budapest (MTI) – Hungarian police have arrested three Bulgarians and an Afghan national in connection with the deaths of 71 migrants, including four children, found in a truck on Austria’s A4 motorway, the spokeswoman of the National Police Headquarters said…