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Violent incidents in Greek refugee centre as tensions rise

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Flame rises from fires set by refugees and migrants on the Turkish side, while Greek security forces stand guard at the area near the closed-off Greek-Turkish border in Kastanies, Orestiada, Greece, 07 March 2020. Tensions are escalating in Kastanies, Evros, where migrants are trying to enter the EU, due to the use of smoke grenades, which create a heavy cloud of smoke above the horizon along the fence. EPA-EFE/DIMITRIS TOSIDIS

A fire has ripped through a refugee shelter on the Greek island of Lesbos as tensions over a surge in migration from Turkey continue to rise.

Flames engulfed the One Happy Family centre, near the island’s capital Mitilini, on Saturday.

It is not clear how the fire started. No causalities have been reported.

In recent days, there has been hostility towards migrants on Lesbos after an increase in arrivals from Turkey.

Hundreds of migrants have attempted to reach the island since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week he was “opening the doors” for refugees to enter Europe.

But on Saturday, Mr Erdogan partially reversed his position. He ordered the Turkish coastguard to stop migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea to Greece because it is unsafe to do so.

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