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Inside Europe: 30 years since Hungary opened its border

Stefan Bos
September 13, 2019

September 11 marked 30 years since Hungary opened its border to tens of thousands of refugees from what was then East Germany. They were then allowed to leave for the West. The massive exodus began at the stroke of midnight on September 11 and continued for days and months. Correspondent Stefan Bos watched the event unfold then, and speaks with Keith Walker about what happened.

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