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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-06-02
CONTENTS
[01] Clashes at Moria hotspot on Lesvos; tens of refugees injured
in clashes
[02] Two young Yazidi Iraqis drown in water tank in northern Greece
[01] Clashes at Moria hotspot on Lesvos; tens of refugees injured
in clashes
Tens of refugees were injured late on Wednesday in clashes between
groups of Afghan and Pakistani migrants and refugees at Moria hotspot
on Lesvos island. The majority of the injured people was treated by
the medical staff of NGOs. Three of them had to be hospitalized.
The reason of the clashes has not been made known yet. However,
according to reports, Pakistani migrants accused the Afghans of using
'mafia practices' to control the hotspot, while the Afghans accused the
Pakistanis of theft and sexual harassment.
A fire also broke out and authorities evacuated the area but it was soon
set under control.
[02] Two young Yazidi Iraqis drown in water tank in northern Greece
Two refugee boys from Iraq, aged 12 and 14, were found dead in a
municipal water tank in a rural area near Pieria, in northern Greece,
the spokesperson of the Coordinating Body for the Management of the
Refugee Crisis, Giorgos Kyritsis, said on Wednesday.
The young Yazidis, who have been identified as Khuded Khero Khalaf and
Hussein Ayad Saado, were staying at the nearby accommodation center of
Petra, housed in an old psychiatric hospital, near mount Olympus.
According to police, the two boys along with a group of kids walked to
the fenced tank located two kilometers from the camp which is used to
irrigate the farm land in the area. They broke through the fence and
jumped into the pool to swim but, for unknown reasons, they drowned. The
bodies of the boys were found by a diver who notified the fire department.
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