Hundreds break through police at Hungarian border
An angry migrant holds his scared child as he argues with Hungarian police officers in Roszke, where the crowds of migrants eventually pushed past police and began walking up the road to Budapest.
ROSZKE, Hungary — Hundreds of angry asylum-seekers broke through police lines Monday near Hungary’s southern border with Serbia and began marching north toward Budapest, while Britain and France pledged to take in tens of thousands more refugees to try to ease the crisis.
As European leaders debated how to share responsibility for the more than 340,000 people from the Middle East, Africa and Asia who are already seeking refuge, Germany promised to spend billions of euros in extra aid for those already there and those yet to arrive. France weighed whether increased airstrikes against Islamic State militants would help to stem the flow of those fleeing invasion,” said Bishop Laszlo KissRigo, Syria. whose dominion stretches
But the Hungarian prime minister across the southern reaches of this scoffed at a proposed quota predominantly Catholic nation. system for refugees in the 28-member “They come here with cries European Union, saying it of ‘Allahu Akbar (God is Great).’ wouldn’t work unless Europe first They want to take over.” secured its borders. Charging that the pope “doesn’t
And the political debate about know the situation,” Kiss-Rigo said the migrants ensnarled the Catholic Europe was being overrun by Muslims Church. Sunday, Pope Francis who pose a grave threat to the urged Europeans to give shelter continent’s “Christian, universal and aid to the migrants. He said values.” Christians were required to show Hungary’s inability to control mercy to those less fortunate than the flow of people across its themselves. southern border with Serbia was
On Monday, the Vatican’s spiritual on graphic display Monday. leader for southern Hungary Crowds who had grown tired said His Holiness was wrong. of waiting for buses at Hungary’s
“They’re not refugees. This is an first migrant holding center near German Chancellor Angela Merkel promises to spend billions of euros to provide accommodations and aid to migrants entering her country. the border village of Roszke tore down flimsy police tape, advanced down a country road and walked through police trying to block them.
The outnumbered officers offered little resistance as about half of the 500-strong crowd reached the highway that connects Serbia and Hungary.
They headed north along the shoulder, chanting “Germany! Germany!,” where they have been promised asylum by Chancellor Angela Merkel.