Ten Migrants Detained For Part In Riots At Hungarian Border Station
- 18 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
The police have detained ten people suspected of having participated in violent clashes between migrants and the Hungarian police at Röszke station on the Serbian border on Wednesday. Altogether 15 people have been suspected of involvement in the riots and crossing the border illegally, said a spokesperson for the national police.
On Wednesday afternoon, migrants on the Serbian side broke through the gate to Hungary, and threw stones and bottles at the police guarding the facility.
The police used tear gas and water cannons to stop the riots and close the border.
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