Exclusive: Violence breaks out between residents of refugee camp and police on Greek island of Samos

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Exclusive: Violence breaks out between residents of refugee camp and police on Greek island of Samos

Authors: Emma Beswick, Apostolos Staikos & Valerie Gauriat | euronews.com | 26 May 2019

Police clashed with residents from a refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos on Saturday morning, an NGO has told Euronews.

The refugees and asylum seekers were staging a protest march about living conditions in the camp but had their route blocked by police at around 7.30 am local time, a member of the NGO said.

"There were no more than 60 to 70 people there, they were one-on-one with police," they added. Read more>>>