Hungary has sent 3,800 soldiers to hurry completion of a fence along its 175-kilometre border with Serbia, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said Friday. The first task is to finish the four-metre-high fence, which presently extends along parts of the border, while the rest is secured by coils of razor wire. According to Europe Online, Simicsko told local news outlet TV2 channel that the army will help secure the border. “We need a stronger defence at the border, the fence alone is not enough,” he said. The move was flagged last week and comes as Hungary considers declaring a state of emergency as it is flooded with migrants transiting the country making their way from their Mediterranean arrival points northwards to Germany. Mr Simicsko added: “I think there’s a huge weight on Hungary, and the Hungarian government does everything to deal with the situation and it does it using its own budget. “A common European