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Thursday 17 Sep 2015 - 10:43 Makkah mean time-4-12-1436
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Budapest, (IINA) - Hungarian police on Wednesday fired tear gas and water cannons to push back hundreds of immigrants trying to enter the country, the migrants were seeking alternative routes in order to get into the European Union, DPA reported.
The immigrants have camped at the border with Serbia after Hungary slammed its doors to asylum seekers on Tuesday, they also hurled bottles and rocks at police in riot gear as they tried to break through border barricades near the Hungarian village of Roszke.
At least 20 police were injured during the riot, said Gyorgy Bakondi, an aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orban. An undetermined number of asylum seekers were also hurt, media reports said. The human rights group Amnesty International said one of its representatives had seen three injured children.
In response, Hungary closed its two border crossings at Roszke for 30 days, including the highway linking Belgrade with Budapest.
Until it sealed the border, Hungary was the main gateway for more than 100,000 migrants. Many are trying to reach Germany, France and Sweden.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed shock at Hungary's treatment of the immigrants and pleaded for compassion.
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