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Thousands of Migrants Entered Croatia from Serbia in 24 Hours

Some 4000 migrants have crossed into Croatia over the past 24 hours, the country's public broadcaster HRT has said.

Government data cited in the report suggests that, as of Thursday morning, more than 5650 people have found their way into Croatia since Hungary moved to close its border with Serbia. Another 4000 are expected in the next few days.

Hungary Uses Tear Gas to Disperse Migrants at Border with Serbia

Clashes broke out between Hungarian riot police and migrants trying to break through the country's closed border with Serbia on Wednesday.

Hundreds of people gathered at the closed border crossing near Horgos in Serbia and pelted Hungarian police on the other side of the border in Roszke with plastic water bottles and stones.

Migrants Keep Streaming into Croatia from Serbia

Croatian police said on Wednesday that migrants have continued arriving from Serbia into the eastern border town of Tovarnik after Hungary closed its border with Serbia to halt a rising tide of migrants.

The move by the Hungarian government prompted non-EU Serbia to redirect buses carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees to the border with another EU member state - Croatia.

Hungary and Serbia exchange "notes" amid border chaos

Serbia will send a diplomatic note to Hungary because this country's police fired teargas canisters into the Serbian territory.

The announcement was made late on Wednesday by the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and concerns incidents on the Horgos 2 border crossing between Serbia and Hungary, where refugees from the Middle East today clashed with the Hungarian police.

2,000 refugees arrive in Serbia each day via Macedonia

The number of refugees entering Serbia from Macedonia is not diminishing, with around 2,000 registered every day at a reception center in Presevo.

Local Red Cross secretary Ahmet Halimi told the Beta agency they registered 2,000 new refugees from the Middle East on Tuesday, while 500 more arrived by Wednesday morning.

VUCIC IN THE USA Prime minister in Washington, meets with U.S. officials

VUCIC IN THE USA Prime minister in Washington, meets with U.S. officials

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will continue his several-day visit to the United States with a meeting today with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, he said that he expects the meeting to result in further support to Serbia.

 

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