In Hungary, refugees from Syria shouting “To Berlin!” storm trains heading to the capital of Germany
Budapest East Station was blocked by Hungarian police due to riots. Thousands of illegal migrants arriving from Serbia storm trains heading towards the Austro-Hungarian border. Two trains have already been sent. Austrian and Hungarian law enforcement officers are trying to at least check the documents of the people remaining at the station.
Several hundred migrants managed to climb onto high-speed trains at Keleti station and force the drivers to move. One of these trains, with the arrival station of Munich, has already arrived at the border and is standing at the Hegyeshalom station, waiting for the “signal from the authorities.” The second train, actually hijacked by migrants, carrying another 400 illegal passengers, follows.
According to the Austrian police, most likely, in the near future the “hares” will be transferred to another train, on which they will be taken to Vienna for document checks and further decision-making.
The total number of migrants “intercepted” over the past weekend, rushing through Hungary to Central Europe, is close to 9 thousand people. Despite all the obstacles, illegal immigrants continue to arrive: the majority of them are refugees from Syria. Dissatisfied with the fact that they are not allowed into Germany, migrants loudly express their grievances; a protest action takes place at the station in parallel with document checks. Syrians complain about poor living conditions, lack of food and chant “Germany! Germany!".
Meanwhile, the Hungarian side is not entirely to blame for delays in processing documents: according to the Schengen Agreement, migrants can leave Hungary only with all the necessary documents in hand, including a visa to the country of arrival. Germany is in no hurry to distribute visas to refugees. In particular, the representative of the German government, Steffen Seibert, said: migrants must register and seek refuge in Hungary. Which, in turn, has already turned to the German authorities with a request for a joint resolution of the situation.
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