Tensions high as migrant camp attacked

[rooster59]

Tensions high as migrant camp attacked

Catherine Hardy

 

 

Tensions are high on the Greek island of Chios after rocks and petrol bombs were hurled at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants.

 

What happened?

Video footage shows people struggling to put out the flames with blankets.

 

Women and children were evacuated from the camp after the incident, which happened overnight on Thursday.

 

Is it the first time this has happened?

 

 

No.

 

This was the second night running of incidents at the facility.

 

It is a makeshift camp run by the local municipality of the Aegean island.

 

There were incidents on Wednesday when individuals let off fireworks from the camp and outsiders threw stones.

 

In September, thousands of people fled a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after fire swept through tents and cabins during violence among residents.

 

How many people are in the camp?

 

More than 1,000, according to police.

 

What about the island as a whole?

 

More than 3,000 migrants and refugees are currently in Chios.

 

The state facilities have the capacity for a further 1,100 people.

 

What is the legal situation?

 

Under an EU deal with Turkey, migrants and refugees arriving after March the 20th are to be held in centres set up on five Aegean islands, including Chios.

 

They will be sent back if their asylum applications are not accepted.

 

What they are saying

“Both incidents together have destroyed the places to sleep for around 100 men, women and children. Today, there was a third incident where stones were thrown and one Syrian man was seriously injured in the head and had to be hospitalised,” – Roland Schoenbauer, UNHCR spokesperson.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-11-19

[Laughing Gravy]

Oh dear. I am sure the liberal lefties will be crying it is a disgrace that we are not caring for these people. Send them back to wherever they came from. I am not heartless but a realist. They are not wanted and as it has been proven in many cases, they do not all come from war torn areas. They are economic migrants wanting to exploit the UK, France, Germany and other European countries generosity.

[daveAustin]

I dunno, I think we should be looking after genuine people in need from Syria, especially families with young kids, but these young aggressive males coming over en-masse from the likes of Eritrea and Pakistan, making their way to soft touch northern/western Europe, should be shown the finger.

[Familyaffairs]

Just send them home.

[mettech]

We can't ignore that these migrants know all to well on how to profit from the welcoming country how to scam it and the system will never pick that out.

[7by7]

Perhaps people should read the OP in full before commenting!

 

9 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Women and children were evacuated from the camp after the incident, which happened overnight on Thursday...........

 

Under an EU deal with Turkey, migrants and refugees arriving after March the 20th are to be held in centres set up on five Aegean islands, including Chios.

 

They will be sent back if their asylum applications are not accepted.

(7by7 emphasis)

 

Some are no doubt economic migrants seeking to take advantage of the various humanitarian crises which are causing genuine refugees to flee their homes.

 

But others are genuine.

 

 

[RaggaTwin]

13 minutes ago, mettech said:

We can't ignore that these migrants know all to well on how to profit from the welcoming country how to scam it and the system will never pick that out.

 

Good point.  Though if the UK settled on an Aussie style immigration system then most of this crap would disappear overnight.

[7by7]

15 minutes ago, mettech said:

We can't ignore that these migrants know all to well on how to profit from the welcoming country how to scam it and the system will never pick that out.

 

1 minute ago, RaggaTwin said:

 

Good point.  Though if the UK settled on an Aussie style immigration system then most of this crap would disappear overnight.

 

It would be a good idea if you two, and others, actually checked on exactly what asylum seekers can claim and receive before making such comments.

 

As far as the UK is concerned: Asylum support.

[metisdead]

Inflammatory posts and replies have been removed.

[Grouse]

Whatever the rights and wrongs, we certainly live in a nastier, more dangerous world. I fear for my grandchildren......