Serbian police said today, Saturday, that they had to transport about a thousand people to safe areas this week after shooting between smugglers and immigrants near the border with Hungary.
Six people were injured in the accident, which occurred on Thursday, Police Deputy Director Dragan Vasilific said in Belgrade. Among those involved were people from Afghanistan and Morocco. And seized rifles, pistols and ammunition.
The so -called Balkan Road, through which refugees and migrants are trying to reach Western Europe, through Serbia and Hungary. This year, the number of its users compared to last year, according to the various police authorities.
Since 2015, Hungary has been trying to prevent transit through irregular border crossings with a metal fence on its borders with Serbia.
Conflicts occur between immigrants and smugglers and migrants repeatedly. A migrant was killed in a shooting in July..
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