Lesvos migrants clash with police

Frustrated by poor living conditions at the overcrowded Moria reception center on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, migrants clashed with police Monday afternoon.

The unrest was sparked during a protest outside the so-called pre-departure center that operates within the Moria camp aimed at drawing attention to the substandard conditions that people are forced to endure while awaiting deportation to Turkey. According to reports, police guarding the center came under a hail of stones when they tried to secure the area and responded with tear gas.

The Athens-Macedonia News Agency said that two large tents and two prefabricated buildings were burnt, while migrants reportedly impeded fire fighters from entering the premises with stones. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

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