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Serbia's police prevent 200 migrants from entering Hungary, seize money, weapons

Serbian police prevented 200 migrants from crossing into the country's northern neighbour Hungary and seized money and weapons, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.

The number of illegal migrants and refugees travelling across Serbia and other Balkan states to the European Union has been rising in recent months and many are using human trafficking networks, authorities said.

They come mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as Central Asia and other Middle Eastern countries.

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