Migrant Crisis: Hungary rejects asylum claims within hours

He said 174 people had been caught crossing the border illegally and would face criminal prosecution.

Hungary said on Tuesday authorities had ruled on 16 asylum requests under a new border regime on its southern frontier with Serbia, rejecting all 16 within a matter of hours.

Another 32 claims were filed and were being processed, Gyorgy Bakondi, security advisor to right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a news conference.

He said 174 people had been caught crossing the border illegally and would face criminal prosecution.