Refugees Coming From Hungary Segregated On Trains
- 10 Sep 2015 9:10 AM
Hundreds of refugees crossed into Austria on foot throughout the day yesterday, having been forced off Vienna-bound trains at nearby Hegyeshalom. Magyar Idõk writes that “immigrants boarded trains for Austria at Keleti station by the hundreds, leaving barely any space for ordinary travellers”.
An estimated 600 had boarded trains at Keleti by noon, according to Népszava. Police were generally allowing 100-150 refugees to board one train each, primarily families, placing the migrants in separate carriages.
Many are then made to disembark at Hegyeshalom to give seats to ordinary travellers.
More than a thousand of them were walking towards Austria in the evening, state TV channel M1 reported.
Meanwhile, refugees continuously arrive at Keleti to board westbound trains.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
This news item is one of many published daily by HATC, a premier subscription news service which distributes English-language info about Hungary via email or fax. For a free trial of HATC visit www.hatc.hu and click on 'Free Trial Subscription’.
MTI photo: Krizsán Csaba
LATEST NEWS IN current affairs