"This is Subotica, not the Gaza Strip," as migrants besiege the border + video

The southern side of Hungary's border fence has become a no-go zone, with gangs of people smugglers, criminals and migrants ruling in the forests.

Migrants pay smugglers hundreds or even thousands of euros. And they have the money to do so, because funds are being sent from abroad. Footage obtained by Magyar Nemzet shows migrants withdrawing money from an ATM machine in Subotica.

In the center of Subotica, there have been several recent showdowns by migrants. The other day, two illegal immigrants attacked each other, pulling knives in a pedestrian street. In another case, a migrant was shot in the back in the parking lot of a Lidl supermarket, while locals were shopping around them.

The people of Subotica fear that a local will fall victim the next time illegal immigrants battle each other. That is why they do not go into the forest and if they see migrants in the streets, they avoid them as far as possible. And there are plenty of illegal immigrants in city centers and public areas. Under Serbian law, they have every right to be there, as they can move freely within the country once they have registered at reception centers. They take advantage of this and, after having eaten, washed and charged their phones in the camps, they try again and again to cross the border illegally.

Cover photo: Border fence on the Serbian-Hungarian border (Photo: Magyar Nemzet)