Dozens of migrants clashed on Wednesday at the temporary tent settlement Trnovi, near the Bosnia's northwestern town of Velika Kladusa, police said.

The Una-Sana Canton police confirmed the conflict was reported and that they were investigating the incident. 

“Those were the persons of the Afghani and Pakistani origin. Upon the arrival of the police, most of them left the site, while only the injured persons stayed there,” said the Criminal Police Department Inspector of the Una-Sana Interior Ministry Adnan Beganovic.

Speaking for N1, Beganovic said 15 migrants were transported to a Velika Kladusa hospital to undergo the medical treatment. Seven migrants suffered severe injuries and were sent to the cantonal hospital in Bihac.

The Una-Sana Canton, Bosnia's westernmost region bordering Croatia, has been struggling with the increasing number of illegal migrants who were finding a temporary shelter there on their way to the final destinations in the western Europe. According to the Bosnia's Service for Foreigners’ Affairs, since the start of the year, 8,930 illegal migrants have arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A vast majority of them have expressed their intention to formally request asylum but a few have done so.

A few days ago, the Velika Kladusa municipal delegation rejected a proposal by Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic to form a tent settlement for migrants in the nearby settlement Polje.

“We couldn’t accept the proposal of the formation of a temporary tent-settlement in Velika Kladusa, because the Municipal Council decided, earlier, to remove all migrants from the area of our municipality. We will hold a session of the Municipal Council on this issue soon,” head of the council Fikret Basic said.

According to him, there are currently around 1,000 illegal migrants in tent settlements and private houses scattered across the territory of Velika Kladusa.