Hungarian authorities have raced to erect an 108-mile fence along the country's border with Serbia in recent months, after thousands of people fleeing war and extreme poverty sought passage through the country on their journey to northern Europe.
On Monday night Sep 14,2015, Hungary closed the last remaining gaps in the fence,rolling a razor-wire covered train carriageacross a major informal crossing point.
The Hungary Government said it would deploy border guards along the perimeter to enforce the lockdown, and journalists at the scene reported heavily armed military personnel and helicopters patrolling the area
Anyone caught trying to break through the border now faces up to three years in prison under tough new Hungarian laws that came into effect at midnight Monday Sep 14,2015
Refugees trying to reach northern Europe might now turn east and try to enter Hungary via Romania, or west, via Croatia and Slovenia
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