Station occupied as migrants surge north

Hundreds of migrants Friday occupied the capital's central Larissis railway station, leading to the suspension of services, as they sought to board trains to Thessaloniki to join hundreds more migrants planning to travel north amid rumors that the border would be opening.

The occupation of the railway station started early Friday morning after the authorities stopped the migrants from boarding trains amid rising tensions. The migrants responded by climbing down onto the railway tracks, prompting Trainose to announce the suspension of services.

Meanwhile hundreds of migrants gathered next to the Diavata camp near Thessaloniki, responding to rumors on social media declaring that Greece's northern border would be opening Friday.

Video footage of protesting migrants near the camp showed them surging toward police and being pushed back by officers firing tear gas.<...