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Tensions rise on the Greek island of Kos

Tensions are rising on the Greek island of Kos as police clash with crowds of migrants. Fire exting...
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2:31 PM - 12 Aug 2015



Tensions rise on the Greek isl...

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Tensions rise on the Greek island of Kos

TodayFM
TodayFM

2:31 PM - 12 Aug 2015



Tensions are rising on the Greek island of Kos as police clash with crowds of migrants.

Fire extinguishers and batons have been used by the police to disperse crowds of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.

More than seven thousand people have arrived on the island over the month of July and authorities have been struggling to deal with the numbers.

Many of the new arrivals - who are mostly from Syria and Afghanistan - are women and children who now have no food, water or shelter.

Last night tensions broke out as police tried to move people from public spaces to a stadium with no facilities

I've been speaking to Humanitarian Affairs Officer with Medecins Sans Frontieres Constance Thiesen who is outside this stadium.

I began by asking her to tell me what happened last night:



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