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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Greek police escort refugee children to school, as local parents stage flag-waving protest

Police in a northern Greek village have escorted refugee children to school, as local parents protested against the launch of a national programme to educate migrant youngsters,. Around 100 police formed a corridor on Monday to enable some 40 puzzled-looking children from Syria and Afghanistan to enter the school at Profitis, a village a few kilometres north of Thessaloniki. A similar number of Greek parents - who had earlier padlocked the school gate - waved Greek flags and hurled insults at...


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