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Residents torch disused UN migrant centre on Greek island

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AFP Lesbos (Greece)

Residents on the Greek island of Lesbos set fire Sunday to a disused migrant centre after blocking dozens of people from landing on a nearby beach, an AFP photographer reported.

Around 150 people gathered at the centre which was run by the UN refugee agency before some of them set it alight.

It came after local people stopped around 50 migrants from landing their boat and shouted insults at a UNHCR official, with some also attacking journalists and photographers.

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First Published: Mar 02 2020 | 12:16 AM IST

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