Head of the North Backa District Bojan Soralov said that some twenty migrants from Afghanistan clashed near the northern town of Subotica and that two migrants sustained injuries.

„Two persons injured by firearms were found, who are suspected to have traveled several kilometers with their group. Thanks to the swift intervention of the Subotica police, the situation was put under control, a number of people were detained, while the others were transferred to the Reception Center in Subotica,“ Soralov wrote on the District’s official Facebook profile.

He added that the information was still unofficial.

He said there was uncontrolled movement of migrants in the Subotica forest.

“These are groups of migrants of five to 30 people on average, who travel many kilometers during the night, passing through a number of towns and municipalities, wanting to cross the state border illegally,” said Soralov.

He said the migrant situation in Subotica is better than it used to be and added that he will ask the Serbian Interior Ministry for additional forces to increased control of the area, primarily for the sake of additional security for citizens and environmental protection.