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Berlin-based Mutanox has refused to sell razor wire to Hungary. The story, first reported in German daily Die Welt has been confirmed by the company to the Guardian.

The razor wire is used in the fence that Hungary has built along its border with Serbia in order to stop asylum seekers from entering its territory.



Mutanox, one of Germany’s largest wholesale suppliers of wires and fences, was approached with an order from Hungary in August. Explaining its decision to refuse the request, a spokesperson for the company told Die Welt that razor wire is meant to prevent criminal acts, but children and adults fleeing is not a criminal act.



Hungary went on to purchase 9,000-10,000 rolls of razor wire from elsewhere, probably from China according to various experts.

