REFUGEES TEARGASSED: HEARTBREAKING FOOTAGE IN THE AFTERMATH

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Hungarian police have fired tear gas at migrants who broke through its fences on the border with Serbia.

Footage has emerged of distressed and injured children who had been in the line of fire when police used tear gas and water cannon.A nearby medical centre in Serbia reported that two people had been seriously injured and up to 300 sought treatment.

Tensions rose at about 3pm when some migrants responded to police tactics by throwing rocks and house bricks but the majority ran from the scene.

Antonio Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said he was "especially shocked" by the tear gassing of refugees and urged Hungarian authorities to ensure "unimpeded access" for people as they flee wars and persecution.

Another crisis meeting is to hold next week amongst EU interior and justice ministers after failing to agree a quota plan to redistribute 120,000 migrants across the continent. Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are among the states opposed to this idea.

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