Bitter political row after Hungary turns back Croatian migrant train

Hungary has accused Croatia of committing “a major violation of international law” by trying to transport 1,000 migrants by train across its border. Budapest described the train’s unannounced arrival as a “major, major incident” - and alleged the 40 police officers accompanying the migrants had to be disarmed and sent back to their homeland. The migrants who were on board the train are being transferred from the town of Magyarboly to a reception camp - and Hungary claims it has arrested the train driver.

The Croatian system for handling migrants and refugees has collapsed, basically in one day.

Zoltan Kovacs, Hungarian government spokesman

Hungary has stated repeatedly that it will charge such migrants with illegal entry and expel them back to the country from which they arrived. The train’s seizure is the latest development in a spat between Croatia and Hungary which has left the fate of thousands of migrants uncertain. Croatia’s foreign minister, Vesna Pusic, had told Sky News that the countries had agreed “to provide a corridor”, adding that “all these people want to go to Germany or northern Europe”. But Mr Kovacs said this was a “lie”.

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