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Hungary, whose Prime Minister wants to protect European Christendom by placing a crown of thorns around his country's southern border with Serbia, is suggesting that it will extend its border fence to cover the frontier with Romania - a fellow European Union member. Hungarian police arrested at least 80 refugees as "illegal immigrants' under new laws passed to deal with the European Refugee Crisis. With border controls easing in Germany and Austria, but tightening in Hungary and other eastern EU countries, refugees are finding themselves stranded and unsure how to proceed past borders that were open and passable just a week ago.
Pope Francis is acknowledging that terrorist infiltrators could be among the thousands and thousands of refugees flooding into Europe. "The truth is that just 400 kilometers from Sicily, there is an incredibly cruel terrorist group," said the Pontiff, "So there is a danger of infiltration, this is true." Islamic State has made threats against Roman Catholic targets in Rome. But he emphasized that Europe must help people fleeing "war and hunger" which has beneath it the underlying cause of a "bad and unjust socioeconomic system".
Saudi Arabian authorities say the construction company Saudi Bin Laden is partially responsible for the crane collapse at the Grand Mosque at Mecca which killed 107 people. An investigative commission ruled that the company had not "respected the norms of safety". The company is named for the father of the dead terrorist Osama Bin Laden, who was disowned by the rest of the clan.
For a third day, Israeli police and Palestinians clashed at the Al Aqsa Mosque, the holy site that shares space with the Israeli Temple Mount and Wailing Wall. UN Special Envoy Nickolay Mladenov is urging leaders from both sides to "to ensure visitors and worshipers demonstrate restraint and respect" at holy sites, lest the violence spill over into the rest of Jerusalem and beyond.
Mexico says eight of its citizens were killed by Egyptian security forces in the later nation's Western Desert, mistaken for terrorists. Egypt had earlier confirmed that two of the dead were from Mexico. Six of the survivors were Mexican as well, part of a tourist group taking a trip out of Cairo to see the desert oases. But the are borders on lawless Libya, beset by civil war and Islamic State terrorists, and it's unclear why the Egyptians launched the air strike at the convoy of four tourist vehicles. "We still do not know if the convoy was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, or if some error was involved," said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri.
An avalanche in the French Alps killed seven climbers. The avalanche happened on the Dome de Neige des Ecrins mountain, a 4,000 meter peak that's popular because it's a relatively easy climb. French officials say foreigners are among the dead, but haven't released names or home countries.
Rich guy falls down: The CEO of BMW Harald Krueger collapsed while introducing six new cars at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The company says the 49-year old experienced a "dizzy spell" and is "recuperating".
Chilean airport workers staged a strike that pretty much shut down all air traffic in the South American nation's biggest job action of its kind. 70,000 passengers are grounded, and airlines are rescheduling to later flights with no extra charges. Air traffic controllers and ground support staff are demanding better retirement benefits.
North Korea says the Yongbyon nuclear has "resumed normal operations" with the purpose of upgrading the North's nuclear capabilities. The facility is believed to be capable to producing enough plutonium to make one nuclear weapon per year. China, which is Pyongyang's only friend in the world, is urging "relevant parties" to respond with "caution and refrain from taking actions that may elevate tension". The US is warning North Korea to refrain from "irresponsible provocation".