Serbia: Refugees protest at sealed off Hungarian border crossing

Groups of refugees protested near the town of Horgos, Thursday, at the decision by Hungarian authorities to close the Hungary-Serbia border crossing. The silent protest was interrupted by occasional chants of "thank you Serbia". Thousands of refugees and migrants had been crossing through Hungary from Serbia in order to reach northern countries in the European Union. However, after the Hungarian government sealed the border earlier this week and introduced tough legislation to control refugees crossing, refugees and migrants are now looking for new ways to reach countries like Germany and Austria. Croatia looks set to become a new major route after Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic promised to help refugees reach western Europe. Croatian officials stated that 1,300 refugees had entered the country in a single day this week.