Migrants: Hungary Declares Border Emergency
Hungary has detained 60 migrants for illegally crossing the Serbian border fence as it imposed tough new rules to secure its southern frontier and stop the flow of refugees.
Authorities erected a razor-wire fence overnight at a railway track used by tens of thousands of refugees to cross into Hungary from neighbouring Serbia, a non-EU nation.
Hungary also declared a state of emergency in two southern counties near the border because of the migration crisis.
The Hungarian army has already been deployed in the south of the country but reinforcements may be sent to the crisis areas.
On Tuesday, police detained 60 migrants for breaching the razor-wire fence, the government said.
The spots where the fence was damaged were being repaired.
Others pressed against the gates near a highway from Serbia to Hungary, demanding passage.
In other developments:
:: An extraordinary meeting of EU interior ministers has been called for next Tuesday as a political row builds
:: Austria said temporary controls on its border with Hungary would start at midnight and could extend to other nations
:: Hungary plans to build another anti-migrant fence along some of its border with Romania
:: The Czech PM said troops could help man the country's borders if the police cannot manage alone
:: Germany's interior minister said the EU should consider financial penalties on countries that refuse refugee quotas
:: The UNHCR said refugees could seek new routes - for example via Croatia - as a result of Hungary's crackdown
:: Serbia's foreign minister said it is "unacceptable" that migrants were being sent back to Serbia
:: On Monday, 9,380 migrants were caught crossing into Hungary from Serbia, the highest figure this year
New border laws and powers to expel asylum seekers who cross from Serbia were enacted at midnight local time, prompting hundreds of people to camp out at the border, as aid workers brought tents, food and water.
Sky's Alex Rossi, on the Serbian side of the border, met a family who said their baby was born four days ago in Greece as they made the journey from Syria to Europe.
The Hungarian government has been criticised for its treatment of the refugees.
The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, said it disputes Hungary's designation of Serbia as a "safe third country", and advised migrants against returning to Serbia.
But Hungarian officials are adamant the country has the right to protect itself, while also claiming it is ensuring the integrity of Europe's borders.
The government has vowed to build a 3.5m-high fence across the entire 108 miles of Hungary's southern border by October.
More than 190,000 refugees have been recorded as entering Hungary this year, many of them fleeing civil war in Syria.
Most of the refugees are trying to reach the richer countries of northern and western Europe, particularly Germany.
Hungary says refugees are still able to claim asylum at official border crossings, but once they have entered from Serbia they face automatic expulsion within eight days.
Any refugee attempting to enter the country unofficially faces a 12 month to three-year prison term.
At the official border crossing, around a mile from the now-closed unofficial crossing point, the Hungarian authorities launched an unexpected mass transit operation.
Refugees still inside Serbia were allowed to form themselves into lines and enter the customs area, to be loaded onto buses.
They were then driven a short distance to trains waiting to take them to Austria.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees have made the journey to Europe this year, the vast majority heading to Germany, as they flee conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.
Ministers from the 28-nation bloc agreed to share responsibility for 40,000 people already in Italy and Greece.
The leaders are hopeful of reaching eventual agreement on which European nations would take 120,000 more.
The European Commission wants 22 EU member states to sign up to a quota policy - but several nations oppose such a move, including Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.
Ministers will meet again next month to work out how many refugees each nation will take in.
But the failure to reach a consensus on the 120,000 has drawn criticism - including from some aid agencies. The UNHCR said it was "deeply disappointed that more bold decisions weren't taken".
The German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said "Europe made a fool of itself again yesterday."
