More migrants attempting to enter Serbia illegally

An increased number of attempts by migrants to illegally enter Serbia has been recorded these last days, a spokesperson for the Serbian Army and MoD has said.

According to Jovan Krivokapic, joint army and police forces on the country's borders with Bulgaria in the east, and Macedonia in the south have so far prevented more than 20,000 migrants from illegal entry, and detained 132 smugglers.