The reason given is that the transportation of the refugees to camps would have destroyed the business deals of some people-smugglers, who would not get paid until their customers had crossed the border.

The criminals said that if the camps were destroyed there would be no place to take the refugees, so they could cross the border faster.

There were no reports of refugees setting fire to camps in Hungary.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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