ATHENS (Sputnik) — According to the Protothema newspaper, two of the injured are in serious condition.
tea & croissant distribution at Port of Piraeus #refugeesGr pic.twitter.com/e3be51EUJx
— Nancy Mancias (@nancymancias) 28 March 2016
The fight began on Wednesday night when an Afghani undocumented migrant attacked a Syrian woman, the newspaper said. The incident unfolded into full-scale clashes between young Afghani and Syrian men, as police was absent at two of the port gates.
Large fight broke out at #refugeecamps in #Piraeus,#Greece between #Syrian and #Afghan #refugees. #refugeecrisis #migrantcrisis #refugeesgr
— Erik E. Mueller (@erikemueller) 31 March 2016
Those fighting were throwing rocks at each other and hitting each other with random objects during the three-hour battle, until police reinforcement arrived.
6K #refugees @#Piraeus port. Overcrowded terminals, tents everywhere, lots of tension+ Easter holidays soon #Greece pic.twitter.com/vCpIXuPcNb
— Iliana Mier-Lavin (@imlavin) 31 March 2016
The Greek authorities are reportedly planning to separate the two ethnic groups to avoid possible incidents in the port, where 5,000 migrants live.