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LESVOS-GREECE: Two arrested for hurling homemade bombs at refugee tents on Lesvos

09 September 2015

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"As tensions rise on Lesvos, police on Sunday arrested two teenagers for hurling homemade petrol bombs at tents set up by refugees near the port of the eastern Aegean island, injuring a 30-year-old Syrian man.

Also on Sunday, police using riot batons clashed with refugees beating one unconscious and leaving several others injured, reports said. One person was taken away in ambulance, according to the same reports."

See the full article: Two arrested for hurling homemade bombs at refugee tents on Lesvos
(ekathimerini.com, link)

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