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Malta: 24 arrests made in Safi migrants' centre protest

Topic
Immigration Detention Public order
Country/Region
Malta

08 January 2020

"The police made 24 arrests late on Monday after a violent protest by migrants at Safi Detention Centre."

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"The protest started at about 7.30pm, with several people banging on fences and trying to rush the gate.

Police said the migrants, many of them with hooded, also started removing stone slabs from their dorms, smashing them and throwing stones at the police.

The administrative offices were also damaged.

The police deployed reinforcements and a number of arrests were made.

No one was injured."

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