The New Zealand Herald

Protest fire, 2 dead

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Migrants protesting at an overcrowde­d camp on the Greek island of Lesbos set fires and clashed with police yesterday, authoritie­s said. Police and local authoritie­s said there were reports of two fatalities at the Moria camp. The protesters were demanding to be transferre­d to the Greek mainland. About 12,000 migrants, most of them Afghans, are housed in a space designed for 3000.

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