Hungarians Use Scarecrows To Keep Migrants Out

Hungarian authorities are known to be keen on keeping migrants out.

Over the past year, Hungary erected a vast border fence to impede the movement of refugees seeking passage to countries in Western Europe.

It seemed to work, for a time, but many Syrian refugees still attempt the dangerous crossing. Thousands remain encamped in limbo on the other side of the border in northern Serbia.

In one place, at least, security forces have resorted to a new tactic, putting up makeshift scarecrows.

The photos were uploaded onto the Facebook page of a group that supports Hungary’s police and troops, especially those patrolling the border.

The account posting the images said that the masks were made in part out of carved sugar beet root and that no migrants had reportedly crossed in the areas where the scarecrows had been put up in the past month.

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