as well as being in hungary. we thought--you asked the colleagues of the refugees and the refugee organizations in belgrade tell us that more than 65% of the refugees are of syrian o origin. we can see them living in the streets who were families. there were some single people, young people as well, but over the majority of them were families. lots of young children and some elderly as well. >> most syrian families have been told if you're syrian you will be able to have asylum in germany. that's the reason why they're heading mostly from greece traveling up and through these central european countries to try to get to germany. because as far as they're concerned that's where they will be safe. >> that's right. it is because germany has offered them--that is why they want to go to germany. i just can't understand, earlier we spoke about hungary. i think it's going too far in the way that it is dealing with matters. the people, they're experiencing hungary has not been very good. we witnessed a lot of obstacles th

that if hungary doesn't want them in hungary, at least let them pass through. and they can't understand why the e.u. can't get its act together to solve this crisis. >> yeah, from what we're looking still at this live shot, mohammed, it's a view of this border town, and what appears to be water cannon being used. now we haven't got a very distinct view of the target of this water cannon, but one can only imagine it is asylum seekers that this is targeting. we have a view of several -- many, perhaps hundreds, even, of police in riot gear, or security operatives, certainly in riot gear, and as i said earlier, a couple of armored vehicles. we have just seen a missile being lobbed in the direction of the water cannon, so tensions are understandably high because of the frustration of those people who, having endured a perilous, arduous journey are now finding the border is firmly closed. now we're seeing pictures of what looks to be people suffering from the effects of some sort of tear gas. people holding their eyes and nose. and there is a lot of rubbish and debri

that is hungary. before hungary. just a few meters before it. that's serbia. that's where we are right now. we're in a town right on the border. earlier today we were in a no-man's land. we were in an area motor way stretching between the serbian border and the hungarian border, and that's where hundreds gathered earlier today. then many would migrate over to this direction. this is a foot crossing from serbia into hungary. we're on the serbian side. a lot of refugee who is were not able to get into hungary from the border crossing, a motor way earlier in the day, they came here and they tried to cross over on foot, they were denied entry as well. so we're basically right along the border with hungary. yesterday we were on the other side of that border in a town it hungartown in hungary. that's where they sealed the border so people could not come in from hungar from serbia into hungary. there are more helicopters in the sky. we've seen an army helicopter, police helicopters, there are riot policemen, police vehicles, water canons, and we've seen tear gas depl

to be a new era in hungary. he's encouraging people in the country, illegal migrants to go to the official crossing points because they've now closed off the unofficial crossing points that a number of people have been using for weeks now. they said today they answered an all-time peak in illegal crossings. so that is the situation there. on the border. in hungary. let's bring in andrew simmons who is also there. a very strong message there from the officials in hungary that they want people to go to the other official crossing and there's going to be no more crossing at that point. >>reporter: that was expected, this hard line has been signalling for the past number of weeks and putting out the message that it's down to him to actually put forward eu law as he calls it but he's gone beyond that. they are going through official posts and only two crossings mentioned in that news conference, two crossings and the number of 10,000 which he referred to is a record but the reason for it is that there's been a massiv

let's not put all the blame on hungary. this is an european problem. it's not on hungary alone. hungary is feeling the brunt of it. i think we need more leadership and another push. this is bringing shame on europe, nothing else. >> absolutely. is this anything that you in your job would have been prepared for? this is the greatest movement of people in the world ever since the second world war. is this something that you could have envisioned in your lifetime? >> with the, indeed, we see police forces overreacting all over the world. it is not unique to what we're seeing. it is not a pretty sight, but it has happened before. what we need is a bit more control, better management, a bit of restraint by the security forces. after all these are migrants and refugees seeking asylum. that's all what they're trying to do. let's take the he'd out, step back and see if we can get a more coherent response, a more responsible response, and give people hope. let them know that their cases are going to be adjudicated. rather than simply face an iron gate or a grill. >> the problem is right

new practice, how to come to hungary, how you can't come to hungary i after one week we will use this new system. it will have a chance. i think it will be successful. i can't promise it will be successful next morning, but step by step clearly hungary will be on the driving seat to control the border and we'll be in a situation to fulfill all the regulation created by europe. so that's the reason why i'm hear and i ask mr. schultz please ask the parliamentary and the representatives don't criticize hungary for doing what is the capacity to be done. instead of criticizing us, just let us do the job [indiscernible] >> thank you very much. we can take three questions. ladies first, thank you. >> a question for you both. can you tell us what your strategy is concerning the refugee whose are in budapest now who are at the train station being kicked out and let in and cannot travel further on? what is your strategy concerning them and what is your strategy at all? which kind of help did you ask from europe today? and for you l schultz, i don't know if you want to answer in german, if you w

it is almost 5:00 pm in hungary. and this is what we're seeing at the border. we're seeing masses of refugees seeking asylum status, trying to get through the border usually on the way to germany, where they are seeking status, and just a moment ago we saw a confrontation between hungarian and serbian police and the refugees. the police now deploying smoke as well as tear gas and water cannons to keep the refugees back that they say are trying to break through that razor wire fence that hungary has erected on the boarder. we now join our colleagues in doha for more coverage on that border. >> -- even in the last few weeks when the situation was relatively peaceful, of course illegal boarer entry points [ inaudible ] this is a government [ inaudible ], so there at this exit point, the state did not provide really any humanitarian assistance. volunte volunteers and charity organizations and ngo's are providing food, water, blankets, medical assistance, and we see now the same situation at the border. they are kind of defending the border against some kind of a fi

a wall now keeping them from crossing from serbia into hungary. security forces responded in kind. , returned as night fell, but there are reports that the hunt gary and army has deployed armed vehicles along the border. as one border closes, another open. migrants are now moving westward to croatia. 1000 have already crossed and thousands more are on the way. thumbs up, until now that has been the only choice on facebook. now the world's biggest social network says it is thinking about adding a dislike that, to -- a dislike button, too. i'm sarah kelly. thank you very much for joining us. a measure of calm has returned to the hungary border with serbia after frustration erupted into violence. hunt grids -- hundreds were beaten back by water cannon and tear gas. injuries have been reported on both sides. hungary says they have arrested 29 people, including one man identified as a known terrorist. by the dark of night, armored humvees have reportedly begun patrolling the border. hungary says it is merely enforcing eu law but the eu migration commis

hungary fire. .- hungary fired the tear gas has gotten everyone. it has also caught a number of children, as well. they are washing their eyes out. this is the first confrontation. that gives you an idea of the emotions here on the serbia-hungary border. what do you think? >> they are not human. james: who is animals? the police? >> for what they have done. all of this, for what? james: several young men climbed onto the roof of a duty-free building. they threw rocks and stones toward hungary. their actions are unlikely to win them many new friends in the continent they are hoping to join. >> hungary is trying to maintain and keep the borders. people attacked this. this is an armed mob of a couple hundred young people. this has been going on for the past 12 hours. all of a sudden at 3:15, it turned to violence. james: young men continued to fight. families tried to find safety. the united nations has called on hungary to measure its response. >> 200 enters, separated from their parents, that is to be avoided at all cost. this should be done in a se

but they are angry about hungary. they do not understand why greece, macedonia, and serbia led them through. toy do not want to go hungary. they want to go to germany. some people say they want to go to the netherlands. they do not understand why that -- why the hung gary and start taking such a hard line. thatof them are saying they think they might try to go back into serbia and maybe try to get around via croatia since there is no way the hungarians are going to change. genie: tell us more about reaction from the serbians themselves and what they are saying about this buildup of migrants on the border with hungary. think the serbian authorities are very worried about this. they have been saying they are not going to let hungary turn this into their problem. certain media i have been looking at seems to be very critical of hungarians, very much blaming hungary for this. the migrants have been helped, given food. they are looking this -- they are looking at this with great they arebut clearly not going to be able to

in hungary. trains meant to bring refugees to safety became trains going nowhere. reporter: exhausted and hungry, they wanted to leave, go west in the hope of reaching austria, but police stopped their train just 35 kilometers west of would of has an ordered them to get off in the side of a major camp for asylum-seekers -- the site of a major camp for asylum-seekers. many resisted. this family threw themselves on the track in protest. the passengers are trying to travel through hungary on their way to richer countries in western europe. >> they said "get out of our train at the station." we don't want to stay in hungary. reporter: earlier in budapest, more chaos at the train station. after police ended a blockade, people scrambled to board the train's thought to be headed for austria, but the station announced all direct service to many western european countries was canceled, and many were wary of getting on board. >> complete and utter chaos at this point. we're getting conflicting information

serbia's minister has begged hungary to allow them in. >>reporter: with a state of emergency at this border, hungary has taken the crisis into a new direction. it makes life even harder for refugees. many have found themselves stuck in no-man's land with no way into hungary and no way -- i told the army to describe our situation, the human situation. they don't understand. >> by shutting its main border crossing from serbia into the european union, hungary has provoked outrage from its southern neighbors. but the government here insists its new asylum laws are justified. >> those who have not applied on their journey to the european border to any kind of asylum and there's no sign of them in the system and they don't have proof of that, they're going to automatically be turned back. >>reporter: opposition parties attacked the government for its action. >> the order of the life is stronger than the order of the law. it's outrageous what's happening. we will not forgive the measures to the government of hungary. >>reporter: the far right pa

hungary. we'll have the latest from the border. >>> plus, the roots of the problem. the conflicts in syria and iraq, forcing millions from their homes, producing a title wave of migration. we'll look at what's driving this crisis. >>> and why an iconic photo from the refugee crisis may become one of the world's most memorable. how images can shape history, coming up. >>> then in the united states, as the manhunt continues for the killer of a police officer in the state of illinois, some analysts say this is an especially tough time to be a cop in the u.s. we look into that. >>> from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta, i'm george howell. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> good day and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we begin with the mass migration happening across europe. within the hour, the eu foreign policy chief is set to arrive in luxembourg to meet with eu ministers to address this growing problem. .crisis there, in the meantime, thousands of migrants

now they are going to try to go around hungary. several of looking into alternate routes, perhaps croatia. one man said he was looking into trying to pay a smuggler to get him into croatia. he wasn't sure if that would be safe for him. a real sense of desperation, a real sense of feeling unwelcome. a lot of parents with their children desperately want to get to a country where they can settle done, take care of their children for the years to come. >> the hungarien authorities in defense of their tough line have said they want to impose order. they said there's an official processing point through which refugees can go. is that happening, as far as you're aware? >> as far as what we are searing, that is not happening. we are told that the hungarian authorities said they will take applications for amnesty, but also told that the refugees expect those applications will be denied. one of the reasons is because here they are now in serbia, considered a safe country, so really, these people feel stuck. they feel they can't move on in th

they are worried they won't get into hungary and if they do, they may not be able to get out of hungary in the coming days. nonetheless, everybody very aware that the border from serbia into hungary will be closed within a matter of hours. when we get to the hungarian side of the border, it is effectively sealed. construction of the fence nears completion and police, some mounted on horseback, are out in the greater numbers. soldiers guard gaps that just hours earlier refugees walked through. while families barred from entry decide to make a path towards another possible crossing point, a train carriage is transported here to stop the influx once and for all. just one more road block for these refugees on a road that seems to get longer every day. >>> breaking news coming in from the compound in jerusalem where the israeli military is said to have stormed the area once again. this has been going on since sunday, if i remember right. it happened four times since then. today also, the jewish holiday. just keeping an eye on this one. haven't got much more information and nothing more than

this is hungary calling. this is hungary calling. for the sake of god and freedom, help hungary. >> the russians had been beaten back for a time, but now they doubled down with a vengeance, pouring tanks and troops and heavy armor back into budapest and brutally and all too effectively put down the resistance. help never came. >> this is a place where a lot of things happened. used to be the headquarters. i never shot this before, so this is about the first time i'm going to get this building shot. >> so this was the internal secret police, so if someone came at night with a van and he were taken away, you ended up being interrogated here? >> yes. >> secret police headquarters in 1956. the site of a firefight between snipers on the roof, and their fellow citizens below. >> then the people got into the building, went up there, hunted them down and killed them, actually, basically. and hanged them on the streets. >> hung them here. >> hung them on the street there. it's hard to find a tree which they hung those

for refugees between serbia and hungary. you can see it there those live first. anderson increase of border checks, despite freedom of movement across borders being a key principle for the european union. austria says they are following germany, as the destination point for refugees. germany's vice chancellor says the move isn't designed to keep people out. instead it's aimed at producing a more orderly flow of people. roughly seven house from now on monday hungary is set to introduce much tougher border checks, people smugglers jailed. the move heaped pressure on ministers meeting in brussels to deal with the refugee crisis, you can see the pictures on the hungarian border town of ruska. now we can see dozens of hungarian police blocking the refugees main crossing point. as i was saying, the hungarian officials say they have done it a few hours earlier. we can get more details now from our correspondent, al jazeera andrew simmons who is there in ruska there. what is going on? >> live pictures from this direction, the rail l

i'm lester holt reporting tonight from hungary. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> lights, camera, access. >>> wow. i look fantastic. >> clearly what he said is idiotic. of course it's idiotic. >> be very careful, george. we all know how donald tends to react to an insult. i'm

fence that hungary is in the process of building. it has the coils of wire that go along all of its border with serbia. then you see the cement poles put up. that is going to end up being a solid wall. this is hungary's attempt to try to stem the flow, control the flow of the people coming across its borders. the opponents of the government critical of the effort. in building this kind of wall, hungary is not deal with the problem. not creating a solution. instead, just making the situation worse. this forces people to turn to smugglers who do not have their best interests at heart. these are people who are not going to let the wall stop them. they will try to find a way through. that is how desperate they are to get to western europe. in the group that was passing by earlier, alison, there was a touching moment where a man walked past our camera and touched our heart and said syria in my heart. everyone we have spoken to here when you ask them what the most difficult thing was other than the fact they are risking their lives and liv

hungary for its course of action. it isn't just about this fence. it's also about the asylum laws which make it impossible for these refugees to get into hungary with the new laws. human rights groups, indeed e.u. lawyers are all saying that these new laws just aren't complying with modern standards with legal standards for the whole makeup of asylum. they are basically just a legal excuse to stop refugees from getting into hungary, so we have a new situation here. it's been described as a new era by the hungarian government. they have got their way. they have actually now brought a stop to the flow of refugees, but that in itself is causing a major crisis in serbia, which does not have the means to look after these refugees. the u.n. refugee agency is combining efforts with a number of other agencies to try to extend more help to these people, but as far as hungary goes, this is the way it stands right now, it doesn't intent to change the situation, and the state of emergency certainly here stays in place. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> almost

i'm lester holt reporting tonight from hungary. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night.entire neighborhoods fla ==sot== "vase evacuee - rec >>> the devastation is unimaginable, entire neighborhoods have been flattened. >> it was just beyond description. >> many families coming home to nothing, but for some, it was even worse. >> i'm so, so sorry that she didn't make it. >> we're learning about the woman who lost her fire in this fire storm. our live team coverage of the valley fire continues right now. good evening, our coverage continues here live in middletown. really an entire region is coming to grips with what's happened after this fire. >> good evening as well, i'm jessica geary. >> yeah, hundreds of homes and businesses in the path of those flames gone. just over two days, the fire has exploded to more than 65,000 acres. >> and raj has been there on site seeing that destruction firsthand for 48 hours now, he joins us live, raj. >> it's hard to imagine all the people that are on the move, more than 1

at the board desperate to cross into hungary. the desperation soon turned into violence. special anti-terrorist unites were sent in to push back the crowds. some responded with missiles aimed at the police. families, women and children were among those caught amidst the violence. [ crying ] the checkpoint is a shared crossing between serbia and hungary. the hungarian authorities say they have taken lawful action to protect their border. >> this is an armed mob trying to break into hungarian soil. it is not respecting any international or hungarian rules. >> for those eager to travel north the frustration is growing. hungary is has serbia that it has called on the serbian government to act against certain aggressive migrants. they're urging serbia to accept for people. many refugee who is have arrived here have found themselves unable to travel any further. many refugees hoping for a new life in europe's doors remain closed. neave barker, al jazeera. >> well, al jazeera's correspondent was on the serbian side when the violence bro

i should have said hungary serbia border. mohamed, clearly speaking to all those people who are trying to make it into hungary before the border controls are reimposed. police started rounding them up, 9,000 of them have been rounded up in the last day. >> absolutely. and, in fact, the border which you can see behind us, just about a kilometer down the railroad tracks here, that's the unofficial border crossing. that was effectively sealed hours before it was supposed to be sealed. we have been told it was going to be sealed around midnight. we got here far earlier in the evening and that's when the cops were already out, there were policemen on horseback, there were soldiers and they were not letting refugees cross. what was happening, the refugees were being directed to an official border crossing about a kilometer away and at that point there were refugees that did manage to cross over throughout the evening and early morning. we were told that the last group got in around 2:00 a.m. local time. and then many of them were t

. >> hungary is the big test? >> yeah. desk, we watch refugees walk across the border into hungary where they will be met by the hungarian police. she and her group do not want to be spotted. late at night, they get dropped off 10 miles from the hungary border. is this the most important crossing? >> if we get there we are safe. we are safe, yeah. >> they had off in search of a way through. they film these pictures of their crossing. after several hours walking, they make it into hungary and what should be the safety of the eu's border free zone. and a trainudapest station full of refugees rings a new scare. in this city, her group hides in another apartment. the police find them and demand a 50 euro bribe not to take the men. .- take them in days later, from vienna, she takes the train toward her final stop. sweden. relax when she has crossed her final border. here we are. we are in sweden. >> yeah. it is like a dream, you know. looking through the window, at the train, where am i? i am going to sweden? now, finally, she

. ♪ hungary declared a state of emergency in two border counties after detaining more than 9,000 refugees crossing from serbia. imposed tough new border controls blocking the mainland route and a four meter fence erected and it's a criminal offense to cross the frontier without permission from serbia, a country which is not in the eu. the eu chief is meeting with the u.n. high commissioner for refugees to discuss the crisis and called for unity and relocating them across member states. >> our unity or lack of unity internally has an impact on our credibility externally and on effect of that and it's in the last month in a very complicated and very positive way. i come to what we do, united as europeans on external action on migration and refugees. we need the same level of unity and action on the internal policies in the european union, otherwise we are half. >> in the middle of these chaotic situation member states try to take their own measures and borders try to be more or less differently monitored and some in a very hash way as it was described and others in a softer way but it's as

the boarder is not -- hungary. the border is not closed. unofficial access assist stopped by razor wire or police and army guards. now refugees are processed through here into buses and out to camps. and a new asylum law is coming into place, fast-tracked making it impossible for anyone coming from serbia to go forward, moving on to austria and germany. they will be sent back if the laws are followed to the letter. what's more, anyone crossing the border illegally, and that means cutting through the fence, feting through by some other means, not coming through the crossing points is a criminal. they'll be charged and face up to three years in prison. anyone that's an economic migrant will be turned back. no one is sure how the laws will be imposed. because more information is said to come from the government, but they would for to make a dramatic change in the flow of refugees through this part of europe. >> so with hungary tightening border controls, left with the last ditch scramble to get through. mohammed is with a group of people tryin

thousands are trying to pass through hungary, but most trying to reach germany. thousands remain stranded attribute pest's main train station and at a train station in bicske north west of the capital. several hounds have given up trying to get a train and are trying to make the journal on foot. the distance is significant, 640-kilometers through austria to reach the city of munich. fast track processing center for refugees is to be set up at greece's main port near athens, it's in response to the huge numbers arriving in mainland crease, a thoroughfare for those wanting to travel to western europe. the certainty will determine who is a refugees fleeing persecution or war and therefore entitled to a sly you lum. anyone considered an economic migrant will be sent home. the u.n. high commissioner for refugeesing europe must crack down on human traffickers and protect victims of people smuggling. equaling the crisis as a defining -- he calls the crisis a defining moment for europe. >> the main thing is to recognize that these are exceptional moments, that these requ

they left hungary in 1956. they ended up in austria, and there they waited patiently until the asylum-seeking process went to its fruition. and that's what we think is the right thing to do. europe should be accepting refugees, and they should be coming directly from those camps. >> let me give you a quote from the italian prime minister, he said hungary's approach to migrants is quote unacceptable behavior. you can't accept the funds and then refuse to contribute to consolidarity plans. how much money does hungary get from the e.u.? >> hungary is a very poor country, and it is actually -- just to give you a feel -- i mean, hungary's average wage is about one-tenth of the wage in germany or the e.u. so it is very unfair to be -- >> but you are not being asked to take a large majority. you are being asked to take a small number of refugees. and your prime minister has accused the german chancellor of moral imperialism. >> the point that we're making is that europe just cannot have an unlimited number of migrants

. >> lester holt and richard engel in hungary. thank you very much. >>> the obama administration announce thissed past week that the u.s. will take in an additional 10,000 syrian refugees over the next year. nbc's ron allen visited some syrian families already here as they start a new life. >> reporter: the faithful at the islamic center in patterson, new jersey rshgs a world away, and at the same time very los to the exodus of migrants pouring into europe. two years ago mahmoud, now a janitor at the mosque, made it all the way to the u.s. with his family of eight children, escaping the war in syria. he says he has relatives still trying to come here, but it's nearly impossible. like many syrians not able to flee the country, he left behind a good job, a technician at a water plant. here the family only can afford a small three bedroom apartment. his sister, who also made it to america, says she can barely watch the images on television. mothers trying to escape. i can't help but cry and feel pain and agony, she says. it brings ba

of already crossed from hungary. i'm kamal santa maria. reeu officials meet in luxemboug to decide how to handle the refugee crisis. >>> and in ethiopia, four and a half million people could need food aid. so austria has opened its border to refugees. more than 2,000 people have already crossed over from hungary after as we've seen over the last few days and you see in these pictures of the very austria, this morning, a very difficult journey it has been. mohammed jamjoom tell me more what you've seen mohammed. >> well, ca kamal, we have seen empty buses several of them coming back from the border, they have carried thousands of refugees there that have since crossed over into austria last couple of hours and we are expecting even more refugees will be arriving at the border, possibly within the next hour or two. dozens of more buses have picked up refugees from the main train station in budapest and they will be heading over and taking the refugees over to austria very soon. we expect to be encountering them in the next 30 to 40 minutes.

let's go to the austrian side of the border with hungary. mohammed, tell us what you've been seeing. >> jane, it just started raining here, which adds another layer of misery for the refugee who is are walking so many kilometers to try to reach borders in various parts of this country. it's gotten colder in the last few hours. we're on the border with austria. we crossed over into austria, about a half hour ago with a syrian refugee family that had come from homs, syria. they've been appalled at the treatment they've sustained the last few days in hungary. they're happy now to be in austria. the conditions are slightly better for the refugees. the refugees we saw crossing over by foot. they were welcomed by aid workers. they had food and water available to them. there are charities and aid workers and members of ngos that are distributing supplies, clothing, blankets, sweaters, shoes even, for the refugees who have walked so far to get here. yet, still there are much more on the way. now there have been 6,500 at least 6500 refugee who is hav

bbc news on the serbia-hungary border. chancellor angela merkel has called on d a nation's to show spirit in unity in the current crisis. germany has taken the lead in accepting refugees. they have tightened border controls to deal with the influx. 800,000 migrants are estimated to arrive in germany by the end of the year, some think it will be much higher. from munich, we report. munich central, europe's asylum. it is now as the continent squabbles, arrivals have slowed markedly. that formerng soldiers from afghanistan told me that the refugees heading this way germany remains the destination of choice. >> germany is better than any other country. they are good because they want the refugees. they want the refugees to come. they need the refugees. >> has germany's generosity caused the crisis? eastern european nations say it has and they refuse refugee quotas. advisers weres urging her to hit back on countries that would not help. she was more cautious. germany, austria, and sweden cannot fix the problem alone. we need to

one is hungary. the government, headed by viktor orban, was criticized for the treatment of refugees and the media. journalists said they have been pushed away from distressing scenes. hungary's authority is denying accusations that it told state-owned it was not to broadcast images of refugees children. when made public it was determined as a governmental effort to limit snathy -- sympathy for the refugees. as we saw one image of a child, the photograph of a lifeless 3-year-old boy face down on a bitch led to many seeing the crisis differently and provoked news outlets to rescore coverage of the largest story. the starting point is the hungarian capital budapest. having survived the trip across the mediterranean to the shores of europe and heading overland, germany. the refugees made it to hungary to find the government had already put them on its political agenda. >> one of those was a campaign, there was 1,000 billboards around hungary saying if you come to hungary, don't take the jobs of hungaria

slovenia will increase border control with hungary. that means that people are having to find a new route into western europe. some have made their way south and crossing into croatia, and it said that it's ready to receive them and help them get to where they're wanting to go. then once through croatia they'll cross into slovenia an. >> setting off across the mediterranean in the hundreds. hundreds of people try to enter registration center. at one point on wednesday ten small boats carrying refugees in turkey arrived in lesbos in the space of just a half hour. >> now soldiers from occur keno fasso's guard has restrained the prime minister and cabinet. it comes two days after a commission proposed dismantling the unity. >> well, talking to people there, some members of the cabinet are being detained by the presidential guard. it's not clear where they're trying to take over power, but they could say that it taken over a few days ago. human rights workers have been complaining that some have asked for the president to be removed. when

don't come to hungary. sarah: thank you. the leaders of germany and austria are calling for a coordinated response to this crisis. they want a summit of leaders to be held next week. chancellor angela merkel said a few countries cannot take the entire burden. the accused some members of hiding from the problem hoping it will just go away. >> it is causing chaos and austria. more arrive every hour. austria and germany are working together on the issue. chancellor angela merkel invited her austrian counterpart to berlin to try to find a solution. both leaders say they are disappointed by the lack of european solidarity. they're calling for a summit to forge a unified strategy. she defended the decision to open germany's borders to refugees. the world said, what a nice gesture. it came from the hearts of the people. if we have the start to apologize for showing a friendly face during emergencies, that is not my country. >> chancellor also expressed concern that the european project could be derailed. >> i am convinced many coun

on the hungary-serbia border. >> a group of refugees has been detained for breeching hungary new border fence. the syrians were arrested after finding a hole in the fence and hutting through to the town. they are among 174 people arrest sod far, hub police say that all will face criminal prosecution meanwhile, germany has responded to the influx of migrants by introducing temporary controls on it's border with all via. reports now from the train station, where police have been enforcing these new controls. >> refugees race to the train station. desperate to catch a train bound for germany. they were stranded here when effort thats abruptly imposed border controls in the an effort to slow the human flood. >> but at the escalator all treian armed police kept them at bay. people became confused and frustrated. >> police said they were only trying to keep order. but the crowd grew agitated shouting and arguing. a minor scuffle broke out and one man was detained. >> it is a scene of complete chaos here, where refugees are trying to get on the train, but police are blocking the stairways. und

the route through hungary could soon be shot. the ontarian parliament has passed a law authorizing soldiers to patrol the border. the aim, to stop more people crossing over. >> the migrants aren't just banging on the door, they are breaking down our doors. our borders are under threat, and so is the way of life based on respect for the law. hungary is under threat and so is the whole of europe. reporter: he has already overseen the construction of a fence along the border with serbia. that is now being extended along the border with croatia. sarah: let's bring in a dw correspondent who is on the border between serbia and croatia. we are hearing that these migrants are now choosing to transit through croatia, through hungary, on their way to europe. what are you seeing where you are? reporter: well, the officials here keep telling me that some 2500 refugees are in this camp, which you see behind me. i get the impression that the number must be much, much higher than that. by the minute new trucks, arriving here with police, and ev

coming up, hungary cracks down on refugees. and four people charged over the the death of a 3-year-old boy whose photo highlighted the plight of syrian refugees. the united arab emirates blame the houthies. >> i have all your sporting. they say blonds have more fun as he sets the pace in friday's practice ahead of saturday's italian grand prix. >> hungary's parliament has massed air law thanked cause refugees to be jailed. meanwhile, refugees have broken down barriers and clashed with riot police. hungary has closed its border after many broke out of the camp. its prime minister said he was also prepared to close the country's board with croatia should large numbers of refugees come from there as well. several hundred have gotten up getting out of germany by train and many are trying luck by foot. 640 kilometers through austria to reach the city of munich. >> the dread and dispair only grew throughout the day. we want to leave screamed this mother. please let us leave. i have a baby aboard screamed one man as tears streamed dow

four and five days in hungary. we're in very bad condition. >> back in hungary, those who have fled war and conflict seek escape from another pressing predicament. many more are waiting, sleeping in the station underpass. there are others who are sure to follow. al jazeera. >> well, one of the main pressure points for the crisis is the greek island of lesbos. we are there with more. >> hundreds, sometimes thousands of refugees land on the shores of lesbos every day. they arrive on overcrowded boats from turkey. often entire families are on the move, distressed and tired. >> i didn't want to leave, but these are my children. they stopped going to school in university. there is no more life. only fear. we had no choice. >> a few meters away another boat on the horizon, and another and one more. this rubber dinghy's engine was broken, so they were adrift. we could hear them scream and thought for help. for a moment there is outburst of joy. but there is also so much anxiety. in a faint voice this woman said i'm scared

hungary and are making the journey via croatia. that country said that it will help the refugees but the route they're take something littered with landmines. police have been picking up people as they arrive. >>> well, much further south in greece many have arrived on the greek shores. this is on the serbian side of the border, with many trying to break through the border to break into hungary. the border police have used water canons and tear gas, many putting water in their eyes to combat breathing in the tear gas and the affect it has on your vision. we saw women running, carrying children from very distressed, some quite historical. that man has hurt himself o on the barbed wire or has been hit in the face by something. difficult for us to tell from this far away. but clearly suffering some sort of injury. and these scenes of a child and her mother, children and her mother, trying to get rid of the effects of the stinging tear gas. truly very upset. hungarian authorities said that many are trying to break through some serbia i

hungary has been condemned after firing tear gas and water cannons. dozens were injured, several arrested. >> a million people have been forced from their homes in chile. a magnitude 8.3 quit killed five -- quake killed five people. a tsunami alert has been cancel >>> washington is concerned about russia's military build up in syria. obama administration's syrian policies has come under securityie again in congress. >> we have seen the pictures of a scaring off against i.s.i.l. we have not seen the fighters that the u.s. military plan to train to join the fight. it may be because few have been trained, just 54. compared to the goal of more than 5,000 by the end of this year. when the 54 men deployed's syria, they were captured by al-nusra. wednesday, u.s. senator told military leaders the train and assist programme is not washing. >> reporter: can you tell us the total number of trained fighters remains. >> it's a small number, and the ones in the fight is we are talking four or five. >> as i see it now, four or five is a joke. >> we are counting on f

that's despite closing rail links with hungary. hungarian prime minister, viktor orban, has countered accusations of mistreatment of refugees, saying the migrants are violating the wall. >> these migrants are at their wit's ends. they've risked their lives traveling to reach europe, now living in squalor. more than 3,000 crossed over to hungary in the past two days. this iraqi man told d.w. his journey from turkey took him a month. he says when he arrived in hungary, authorities held him and others for two weeks, took their money and mobile phones. he wants to go to germany. hungary has come under criticism for failing to live up to its international obligations. these migrants were herded like animal into enclosures to receive food and water. security, threw provisions haphazard into the crowd, forcing them to fight for the food. asylum seekers are desperate to leave hungary before a raft of new anti-migrant laws come into effect. one such law makes crossing the border without a visa a criminal offense, punishable with jail. a har

hungary has closed a key border crossing used by migrants. it is deploying thousands of troops ahead of new laws coming into force at midnight tonight. refugees trying to get through the new border fence illegally could face years in jail. mexico's president has condemned the accidental shooting of 12 tourists in egypt. officials are now saying that eight mexicans are among the dead. egypt's interior ministry said that arm forces had been pursuing islamist militants where the tourists were traveling in a convoy as part of a jeep safari. security forces apparently fired on the group after mistaking them for militants. injured survivors have been taken to a khyber hospital. >> we stand with the mexican people in their tragedy. the circumstances surrounding the incident are part of egypt's fight against terrorism. the mexican and egyptian survivors are receiving the best possible care. it's a painful incident. i offer monday this condolences to the egyptian people and to our guests, the mexicans. -- i offer my deepest condolences. i have spoken

inside hungary is a political feeling of the flow of migration is not supported in hungary. if you look over in germany, it is a different public view. >> reporter: it is. look, the issue of migration here in hungary has been a political flash point. well before the current crisis that the country is dealing with. people coming across over a year ago, it was heavily politicized. the government in power is a right wing government. opponents have accused it of deliberately launching an ant anti-refugee campaign. it is creating a hostile feeling that these migrants and refugees are going to destroy society and taking hungarian jobs. these people are caught up within hungary's internal political battle. they are being caught up in this very vicious game of ping pong as various different governments to influence what is happening to them seem to be saying one thing and doing something else and giving them the hopes that they will be able to move on. nothing is materializing. >> arwa damon, thanks for that. the prime minister there in hungary saying they have done everything they