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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-12-14
CONTENTS
[01] Weather Monday: Rain
[02] Total of 67 illegals picked up off Samos
[03] Stylianidis: 'Take the hoods off'
[01] Weather Monday: Rain
Rain is forecast for Monday in the most parts of the country. Storms
and rain in the northern parts of Greece, 6C-14C; showers on the
mainland, 7C-17C; cloudy on the islands, 10C-20C. Rain in Athens,
8C-18C; the same for Thessaloniki, 6C-13C.
[02] Total of 67 illegals picked up off Samos
Another 67 illegal migrants were intercepted by the coast guard on
Sunday off the eastern Aegean island of Samos, a favorite
"destination" of migrant smugglers operating just across a narrow
strait separating the Greek isle and the opposite Turkish coast.
Traffickers were spotted in three different instances off Samoa,
amongst the closest EU territory to the Turkish coastline in the
Aegean.
Meanwhile, the number of illegal migrants hosted at a reception
centre on Samos continues to swell, following a constant flow of
mostly Third World migrants attempting to reach the island from
Turkey. Despite increased coast guard patrols and newly arrived
assistance by other vessels from EU countries participating in the
"Frontex" initiative, traffickers are reportedly seeking new ways to
sneak migrants into Greece.
[03] Stylianidis: 'Take the hoods off'
Education Minister Evripides Stylianidis on Sunday urged young
people taking to the streets over the past few days, included hooded
rioters, to take off the masks and express themselves freely and
democratically.
In an interview published in the Sunday edition of an Athens daily,
Stylianidis stressed that no extremist group has the right to use
the younger generations as a vehicle for ideas that society has
already rejected.
"If you ask me what I have to say to those kids, the answer is the
same one that a parent would give to his children; the same one that
a conscientious teacher ... would offer to his pupils: Take off the
hoods! Nobody has the right to keep your faces covered ... Express
yourselves freely and we will listen to you."
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Education Minister Evripides
Stylianidis
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