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The Latest: 16 migrants detained near Romania-Hungary border

Migrants stand on the deck of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002, as they wait to disembark in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship carried 650 migrants rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)
Migrants stand on the deck of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002, as they wait to disembark in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship carried 650 migrants rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)

By Associated Press 2 min read

PARIS (AP) – The Latest on Europe’s migration crisis (all times local):

12:55 p.m.

Romanian border police say they have detained 16 migrants from Iraq and Syria who told authorities they wanted to reach the visa-free Schengen travel zone.

Police said in statement Monday that they found the migrants some 200 meters (200 yards) from the border with Hungary on Sunday.

The statement said there were six women, three men and seven children, the youngest 2 years old. They had already asked for political asylum in Romania.