Shocking moment desperate father throws himself, his wife and baby
onto rail tracks in Hungary after realising their 'train to Austria' is
actually taking them to a refugee camp
- Keleti Railway Terminus in Budapest has been closed to migrant by the Hungarian authorities for the past two days
- But after tense stand-offs, Hungarian police officers withdrew from the station this morning, triggering chaotic scenes
- The crowds stormed a stationary train in the belief they would be allowed to travel on to Austria and Germany
- But Hungary's main railway operator said there would be no direct trains leaving for western Europe any time today
Published:
03:06 EST, 3 September 2015
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Updated:
14:47 EST, 3 September 2015
A desperate
refugee family have been photographed being dragged off an Austria-bound
train by Hungarian authorities who wanted to take them away to a
migrant holding camp.
Having
finally been allowed to leave Budapest on board trains bound for
western Europe after a tense two day stand off with police, hundreds of
refugees now face further frustration and delays after their train was
halted in the nearby town of Bicske and all those on board ordered off.
Hungarian
police officers wearing protective helmets and carrying truncheons
demanded the refugees make their way to a migrant holding centre in the
town - leading to clashes with those desperate to start a new life in
western Europe.
In
one particularly harrowing sequence of images a father overcome with
emotion tries desperately to protect his wife and child from being taken
away - lying down on the tracks in protest before officers dragged them
away for their own safety.
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