Austria announces plans for border fence to stem the flow of migrants
Austria, a strong critic of building of fences to keep out refugees, announced plans Wednesday to erect border barriers of its own, but insisted the move was aimed solely at bringing order to the river of people entering the country.
German police lead arriving migrants alongside a street to a transport facility after gathering them at the border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images
German police lead arriving migrants alongside a street to a transport facility after gathering them at the border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images
German police escort migrants as they cross the Austrian-German border near the Bavarian city of Passau, southern Germany.Christof Stache/AFP / Getty Images
Migrants arrive at the German border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images
Arriving migrants walk across a field to a transport facility after been gathered by German police at the border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images
Migrants arrive at the German border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images
A German police officer gestures with migrant's which wait ahead to cross the Austrian-German border near the Bavarian city of Passau, southern Germany.Christof Stache/AFP / Getty Images
German police lead arriving migrants alongside a street to a transport facility after gathering them at the border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images
German police lead arriving migrants across a field to a transport facility after gathering them at the border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images
German police lead arriving migrants across a field to a transport facility after gathering them at the border to Austria near Wegscheid, Germany.Johannes Simon/Getty Images