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Almost 15,000 refugees arrived in Hungary on Saturday

6,931 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Saturday, while another 7,949 from Ukraine crossed from Romania.

According to the national police headquarters (ORFK), 6,931 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Saturday, while another 7,949 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 277 people, ORFK told MTI on Sunday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added. Fully 155 people, 50 children among them, arrived in Budapest by train, ORFK said.

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