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04-12-2016, 12:25 AM
'They hit us with tear gas and rubber bullets,' say refugees in Greek camp
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Tensions were running high in the Greek village of Idomeni on the border of Macedonia*on Monday after a weekend of violence in the informal camp for migrants and refugees.
Protesters pulled a train car into the center of the camp near the main border crossing. There has been a huge police presence there in recent days after a**ther group tried to storm the border on Sunday during riots that lasted more than 7 hours.*
SEE ALSO: Where they sleep: Refugees build homes in unexpected places (http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/idomeni-what-the-refugees-call-home-/)
The thousands who have been living in Idomeni for over a month have refused to leave the sprawling camp in hopes the border would open. Most are staying in tents in muddy fields centered around a train station.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/greece-idomeni-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-refugees/)
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Tensions were running high in the Greek village of Idomeni on the border of Macedonia*on Monday after a weekend of violence in the informal camp for migrants and refugees.
Protesters pulled a train car into the center of the camp near the main border crossing. There has been a huge police presence there in recent days after a**ther group tried to storm the border on Sunday during riots that lasted more than 7 hours.*
SEE ALSO: Where they sleep: Refugees build homes in unexpected places (http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/idomeni-what-the-refugees-call-home-/)
The thousands who have been living in Idomeni for over a month have refused to leave the sprawling camp in hopes the border would open. Most are staying in tents in muddy fields centered around a train station.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/greece-idomeni-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-refugees/)
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