Germany extends checks at Austrian border as migrant numbers rise

FILE PHOTO: A German police officer controls a car at a permanent checkpoint on the motorway between the Austrian and German border in Kiefersfelden, Germany July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is extending border checks at crossings from Austria for six months from November given a recent rise in the number of migrants arriving via the Western Balkans route, German interior minister Nancy Faeser said on Tuesday.

"Significantly more people are coming to Europe, and that worries me," Faeser said following a meeting with German state and municipal leaders about how to cope with the rise in numbers.