Hungary seizes refugee train from Croatia

Hungarian authorities have seized a train bringing refugees into the country from Croatia, disarming 40 police on board and detaining the driver after more than 4,000 refugees arrived across their border, the head of the Hungarian disaster unit has said.

Gyorgy Bakondi said on Friday that the Croatian train that brought the refugees to Magyarboly came without any prior notice, like the rest of the new arrivals coming on other trains and on buses.

Hungary registered and disarmed the 40 police who escorted the train, he said according to a video posted on M1 state television’s website.

Zoltan Kovacs, government spokesperson, said the incident was “a very serious border violation.”