Migrants Throw Bricks At Police At South Hungary Border

  • 13 Aug 2021 12:02 PM
  • Hungary Matters
Migrants Throw Bricks At Police At South Hungary Border
A group of some 20 migrants on the Serbian side of the border threw bricks aimed at police on the Hungarian side late on Wednesday, police.hu reported.

The police applied tear gas and the migrants, who had covered their faces, fled into Serbian territory.

Nobody was injured in the attack, the website said.

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