AlQa'dah 27, 1436, Sep 11, 2015, SPA -- Hungary has sent 3,800 soldiers to accelerate the completion of a fence along its 175-kilometre border with Serbia, dpa quoted Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko as saying Friday. The first task is to complete the 4-metre-high fence, which presently extends along parts of the border, while the rest is secured by coils of razor wire. Simicsko told TV2 channel that the army will help secure the border. "We need a stronger defence at the border, the fence alone is not enough," he said. The Hungarian parliament is due to decide on September 21 whether to allow the military to patrol the border alongside police. The authorities declared the border barricade complete on August 31, but it did nothing to slow the surge of people, mostly Syrian fleeing war, crossing from Serbia. The number of arrivals has instead steadily grown in recent weeks, reaching a new daily high of 3,321 registered on Wednesday. Hungary is a main entry point to the European Union and has seen more than 145,000 refugees cross its borders since the beginning of this year, according to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
