Hungary extends anti-migration state of emergency as border fence produces 'spectacular' results

A new fence being built by Hungary to stop migrants from entering the country will be completed by May 1 and a state of emergency giving authorities additional powers to secure the borders has been extended by six months, government officials said.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff, Janos Lazar, said a 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) test section of the second fence on the Serbian border has produced "spectacular" results, with motion sensors and other surveillance tools preventing anyone from breaching it.