Hey, any high school kid could cut through THIS fence. In the past, the international press always pictured at the Hungarian border a deadly impenetrable fence of many layers of coiled razorwire glinting in the sun, I guess to emphasize how cruel and scary they thought Orban was.
MORAHALOM, Hungary (Reuters) - Police detained 501 migrants over the weekend who cut their way through Hungary's steel border fence, the highest number since Hungary sealed off its southern borders in mid-October.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has boosted his public support with a tough stance on migration. His right-wing government has put up a fence on the borders with Serbia and Croatia to keep out the mostly Middle Eastern migrants.
The fence diverted the flow of migrants away from Hungary toward Croatia and Slovenia last year when hundreds of thousands crossed the Balkans en route to Austria and western Europe.
However, as the weather improved in recent weeks, the number of migrants increased, and more began to cut through the fence despite a heavy police presence. ...
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