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Thousands of refugees arrived in Hungary over weekend

4,136 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Saturday, while another 5,057 from Ukraine crossed from Romania.

Thousands of refugess arrived in Hungary over the weekend.

According to MTI, 4,136 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Saturday, while another 5,057 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for 30 days to 531 people. Budapest police received 539 refugees, 249 children among them, by train. The Budapest government office said that 410 people received assistance at the BOK transit point on Saturday and 150 spent the night there.