Migrants Trapped in Serbia as Hungary Closes Border

Hungary shut its borders to migrants from war-torn Syria and beyond early Tuesday, telling those who wanted to cross that they would have to travel to a transit center and apply for asylum, NBC News reported.

Hungarian police made the announcement through an Arabic translator just after midnight at Horgos II border crossing on the border with Serbia, where hours earlier a few migrants at a time had been allowed through a small gate.

Horgos II had been one of the only remaining crossing for migrants in a newly constructed border fence by which Hungary hopes to stem the flood of people. Police are on orders to arrest and jail anyone caught sneaking over its border.

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