Greek police clash with migrants, block access to border route
DIAVATA, Greece - Greek police fired teargas on Saturday as angry migrants hoping to travel to northern Europe hurled stones and bottles after being barred from reaching a nearby border crossing, witnesses said.
At about midday, riot police fired teargas at dozens of people — some carrying children — who hurled stones and bottles as they tried to break through the police cordon and reach the main road leading to the border. “We will stay here until the borders open, we don’t have any other choice,” she said, standing close to where the clashes took place.
Migration Ministry coordinator for northern Greece Nikos Ragkos said two buses for migrants had already left Diavata.
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