Hungary builds fence to stop migrants
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary has begun building a fence on the country’s southern border with Serbia, meant to stem the unprecedented flow of migrants, the government said Monday.
Military personnel began working on a 490-foot “sample section” Monday morning on the outskirts of the town of Morahalom, where a bulldozer and other heavy machinery were preparing the ground for construction, according to a joint statement from the interior and defense ministries.
Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Hungary was committed to building the fence, which it says is a temporary measure.
The mayor of Morahalom, Zoltan Nogradi, said he had not been told in advance about the start of construction.
Protesters arrested at Heathrow Airport
LONDON – Police detained more than a dozen climate-change activists at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday after the demonstrators breached the perimeter fence to stage a protest on the northern runway.
Protesters from the group Plane Stupid say they entered the runway at 3:30 a.m. to challenge plans to expand Europe’s largest airport.
Police said in a statement that 13 demonstrators were arrested on suspicion of Aviation Act offenses. All had been removed and remain in custody.
An independent commission concluded earlier this month that building a third runway at Heathrow would be the best way to give Britain the additional aviation capacity it says is urgently needed. Environmental activists are outraged by the results of the three-year study, saying that a new runway will make air quality worse and exacerbate climate change.
Associated Press
