Austrian Defence Minister
Hans Peter Doskozil said Tuesday that Vienna was ready to deploy
hundreds of troops at the Brenner pass to bolster checks at its
border with Italy, according to Austrian agency APA.
"The Austrian army is ready for a reinforced intervention
and has planned additional forces," APA quoted Doskozil as
saying.
"If necessary, hundreds are soldiers are ready and, if
necessary, that number could be increased".
Austria announced at the weekend that it was increasing
checks at its border with Italy, saying the EU's external
frontier was not being sufficiently protected.
The European Commission has criticised unilateral measures
to combat the asylum-seeker crisis introduced by individual
member states.
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