Clashes at migrant facility in Hania where over 1,000 still housed

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Clashes erupted Tuesday nighttime astatine a temporary migrant accommodation installation successful Agyia, successful Crete’s Hania region, authorities said.

According to nationalist broadcaster ERT, the unrest began when some migrants demanded to permission the facility, while different reports suggested disputes implicit nutrient triggered the clashes.

During the incidents, parts of the installation were damaged, with individuals allegedly dismantling the main electrical sheet and removing ventilation grilles. Coast defender and constabulary units intervened to reconstruct order.

The installation is overcrowded amid a caller spike successful arrivals from North Africa. Following the departure of 166 migrants the erstwhile night, 1,013 radical remained astatine the site.