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World|life|September 1, 2015 / 03:41 PM
Migrants protest as Hungary closes main station to north Europe

AKIPRESS.COM - Budapest-station-m_3424856b Trains carrying hundreds of migrants have arrived in the German city of Munich, after Hungary abandoned efforts to register them under EU rules.

Some 1,400 people had arrived in Munich by Tuesday morning, after travelling through Austria, and more were due.

Hungarian police have now closed a main station in Budapest in an attempt to bring the crisis under control.

The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels, with 107,500 arriving in July alone.

Outside Keleti (eastern) station in Budapest, around 1,000 migrants chanted "Germany, Germany", calling for the station to be reopened so that they could continue their journey.

Germany expects to take in 800,000 migrants this year - four times last year's total, reports BBC.

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