Hungary takes over case of death of 71 migrants from Austria
Hungarian police arrested the five people - four Bulgarians and an Afghani - days after the people were found dead
Austrian forensics experts outside the Hungarian-licensed truck where the bodies of 71 migrants, were found. PHOTO: AFP
BUDAPEST:
Hungary has agreed to take over the criminal proceedings in the case of five individuals charged in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a lorry on an Austrian highway in August, the Hungarian Chief Prosecutor's Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Austria police says 71 migrants, including children, found dead in truck
Hungarian police arrested the five people - four Bulgarians and an Afghani - days after the people were found dead, highlighting the treacherous journeys that hundreds of thousands crossing the Mediterranean and the Balkans have faced this year.
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Hungary has agreed to take over the criminal proceedings in the case of five individuals charged in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a lorry on an Austrian highway in August, the Hungarian Chief Prosecutor's Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Austria police says 71 migrants, including children, found dead in truck
Hungarian police arrested the five people - four Bulgarians and an Afghani - days after the people were found dead, highlighting the treacherous journeys that hundreds of thousands crossing the Mediterranean and the Balkans have faced this year.
In search of a better life: Pakistani migrant dies in Hungary
Faced with the biggest flow of migrants since World War II, Hungary has erected a steel barrier along its southern border, diverting the migrant flow toward Croatia and Slovenia, where thousands are still passing through every day.