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Five Men Linked To Paramilitary Org Held After Police Raids
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Five people were held in custody on Thursday after authorities seized weapons in a coordinated raid carried out in several Hungarian localities, police said in a statement. All suspects were linked to the paramilitary organisation Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front), whose leader was arrested in October after fatally shooting a police officer in Bőny.
Hungary Tightens SIM Card Rules
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Parliament on Tuesday passed a government bill to introduce stricter rules on the use of unregistered SIM cards. Under the new law, subscription for pre-paid mobile phone services cannot be passed onto a third party without informing the service provider. Service providers must also check the identity of prospective customers before signing a contract.
Video: Fresh Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force Weapons Raids
- 17 Nov 2016 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Police arrested 12 people in illegal weapons raids conducted across northern Hungary on Tuesday afternoon, the national police said on its website. The raids, which were ordered by counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.
Prosecutor Questions MP Suspected Of Fraud
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The central prosecutor of investigations (KNYF) has questioned Roland Mengyi, a ruling Fidesz party lawmaker, as a bribery and fraud suspect involving public funds. The authority has also searched several premises and gathered evidence.
Abuse Alleged At Child Care Home
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Social and Child Protection Directorate has suspended the head of the Kossuth Zsuzsa Child Care Home in Bicske with immediate effect, ordered an internal inquiry and filed a report to police after it learnt about suspected sexual abuse of children.
Hungarian Authority In Talks With Telecom Companies Over SIM Cards
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
In the wake of recent reports of organised criminals obtaining large quantities of SIM cards in Hungary, the government and telecommunications authority (NMHH) are in talks with mobile phone companies operating in the country on alerting the authorities to suspected activity. The daily Magyar Idők cited interior ministry sources as saying that the government would soon make a related proposal on ...
Video: Budapest Bomb Blast Footage
- 28 Sep 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Below is security camera footage of the blast in downtown Budapest on Saturday night, including shots of the man suspected of planting and detonating the bomb. The 18-minute video posted on police.hu shows the perpetrator walking past the doorway at Teréz körút 2-4 several times before depositing the homemade bomb and a rucksack filled with nails and screws before the arrival of patrolling police.
Weekend Budapest Blast ‘Not Ideologically Motivated’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to information available so far, it can almost certainly be ruled out that the shrapnel bomb attack in central Budapest at the weekend was ideologically motivated, with no evidence pointing to a jihadist connection, Zsolt Molnár, the head of parliament’s national security committee, said.
Tourists Assailant Caught
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police on Friday caught a man suspected of stabbing and robbing two American citizens in the Sixth District in the early hours of last Thursday. The 24-year-old Budapest resident reportedly confronted two American men on Mozsár utca and ordered them to hand over their valuables.
Five Men Linked To Paramilitary Org Held After Police Raids
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Five people were held in custody on Thursday after authorities seized weapons in a coordinated raid carried out in several Hungarian localities, police said in a statement. All suspects were linked to the paramilitary organisation Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front), whose leader was arrested in October after fatally shooting a police officer in Bőny.
Hungary Tightens SIM Card Rules
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Parliament on Tuesday passed a government bill to introduce stricter rules on the use of unregistered SIM cards. Under the new law, subscription for pre-paid mobile phone services cannot be passed onto a third party without informing the service provider. Service providers must also check the identity of prospective customers before signing a contract.
Video: Fresh Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force Weapons Raids
- 17 Nov 2016 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Police arrested 12 people in illegal weapons raids conducted across northern Hungary on Tuesday afternoon, the national police said on its website. The raids, which were ordered by counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.
Prosecutor Questions MP Suspected Of Fraud
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The central prosecutor of investigations (KNYF) has questioned Roland Mengyi, a ruling Fidesz party lawmaker, as a bribery and fraud suspect involving public funds. The authority has also searched several premises and gathered evidence.
Abuse Alleged At Child Care Home
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Social and Child Protection Directorate has suspended the head of the Kossuth Zsuzsa Child Care Home in Bicske with immediate effect, ordered an internal inquiry and filed a report to police after it learnt about suspected sexual abuse of children.
Hungarian Authority In Talks With Telecom Companies Over SIM Cards
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
In the wake of recent reports of organised criminals obtaining large quantities of SIM cards in Hungary, the government and telecommunications authority (NMHH) are in talks with mobile phone companies operating in the country on alerting the authorities to suspected activity. The daily Magyar Idők cited interior ministry sources as saying that the government would soon make a related proposal on ...
Video: Budapest Bomb Blast Footage
- 28 Sep 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Below is security camera footage of the blast in downtown Budapest on Saturday night, including shots of the man suspected of planting and detonating the bomb. The 18-minute video posted on police.hu shows the perpetrator walking past the doorway at Teréz körút 2-4 several times before depositing the homemade bomb and a rucksack filled with nails and screws before the arrival of patrolling police.
Weekend Budapest Blast ‘Not Ideologically Motivated’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to information available so far, it can almost certainly be ruled out that the shrapnel bomb attack in central Budapest at the weekend was ideologically motivated, with no evidence pointing to a jihadist connection, Zsolt Molnár, the head of parliament’s national security committee, said.
Tourists Assailant Caught
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police on Friday caught a man suspected of stabbing and robbing two American citizens in the Sixth District in the early hours of last Thursday. The 24-year-old Budapest resident reportedly confronted two American men on Mozsár utca and ordered them to hand over their valuables.















