Hungary’s defense minister has inaugurated a small military base on the country’s southern border to prevent the entry of migrants, like reported by ap.org.
Defense Minister Istvan Simicsko said Monday that the troops were working to defend the borders “so hundreds of thousands won’t march across the country” as in 2015.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said last week that a new fence being built on the Serbian border equipped with surveillance tools can block even large numbers of migrants “so in Austria and Germany people can sleep soundly, because Hungarians will be protecting Europe’s external borders.”
Hungary first built fences on the borders with Serbia and Croatia in late 2015.
The base, built from 90 containers at Hercegszanto, 220 kilometers (about 140 miles) south of Budapest, will house 150 troops.
