Hundreds of migrants were rounded up in Serbia after an armed confrontation between rival factions that led to at least one man being shot last week, according to reports.
Chaos broke out on Thursday night in Horgoš, a village that lies on the Hungarian border.
Residents alerted authorities about gunfire and men carrying automatic weapons in the streets, B92 reports.
Horgos 18h ,pocela rafalna paljba! Ispred kuce prijatelja! Strasnooo pic.twitter.com/47Uhu8Wu2v
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Serbian police located at least seven wounded people, including a 20-year-old male who had been shot in the chest multiple times.
Strike teams launched raids on multiple locations in the region where illegal migrants are known to congregate.
🇷🇸 Serbian police found automatic weapons & pistols bearing insignia of the KLA after conducting a large-scale investigation of an armed conflict that took place in the village of Horgoš on Thursday between rival migrant smuggler gangs. Over 800 migrants were detained. pic.twitter.com/rFkI5D0kmH
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Officers reportedly confiscated weapons and gear bearing the insignia of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Weapons and a cap with "KLA" symbols were found with the detained migrants
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In Horgoš, where a police action to arrest illegal migrants is being carried out, a cap with the symbols of the "KLA" (KLA - the so-called terrorists Kosovo Liberation Army) was found. pic.twitter.com/p7az4THOFf
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More than 600 migrants detained: Major police action after shooting and wounding in Horgos
After reporting that migrants were shooting at each other in the area of Horgoš, the police searched the area. pic.twitter.com/voyM7iLBvu
More than 100 migrants were also apprehended during corresponding sweeps in the capital city of Belgrade.
In addition to the great action in the border town of Horgoš with Hungary, the Serbian police also detained 140 illegal migrants in Belgrade. pic.twitter.com/PeaJW5xiP4
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Mehr als 600 Migranten wurden am Freitag in dem Dorf Horgoš nahe der serbisch-ungarischen Grenze festgenommen, nachdem es in der Nacht zuvor zu einer Schießerei zwischen zwei Gruppen von Migranten gekommen war. pic.twitter.com/pe81d5LmPU
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"We'll show zero tolerance towards anyone who abuses our hospitality. The lives and property of Serbian citizens will be protected," said Interior Minister Bratislav Gašić.
Serbia recently announced the formation of a 'joint border defense force' with Hungary and Austria aimed at tackling illegal migration in the region.
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