A journalist on the bottom mentioned the migrants have been annoyed with being in refugee camps and need to depart the island, however the Greek authorities mentioned on Friday they might “not be blackmailed” into relocating them.
Greek authorities mentioned the fires at Moria appeared to have been intentionally lit after quarantine guidelines have been imposed on residents who had examined constructive for coronavirus at Europe’s largest refugee camp.
One protester had been affected by the teargas and was shouting angrily about her therapy within the camp.
The migrants have been chanting “Freedom!” and holding placards that learn “no tent, no Lesbos, no Greece,” “we want peace and freedom” and “Moria Kills All Lives.”
Tensions come after 4 days since fires tore by means of Moria, Europe’s largest refugee camp, displacing 13,000 individuals together with hundreds of kids.
CNN has contacted native police for particulars about Saturday’s clashes however has but to obtain a response.
Refugees from the camp have been left homeless and hungry after the fires, with some sleeping at roadsides and gasoline stations whereas dozens of households took refuge in a close-by cemetery.
Director of the Greek Migration Minister’s workplace, Konstantinos Kostakos, mentioned authorities would quickly relocate about 1,000 migrants — significantly these in weak teams — onto a ship that has docked at Sigri, on the western aspect of the island.
