Metal Bed Frames: Illegal Immigrants

THESSALONIKI, Greece Dept: Authorities said riot police clashed with the detainees and used tear gas, after the rioters set fire to mattresses and dismantled metal bed frames to use to use as weapons, according to Montreal Gazette. It was the worst immigrant-related violence since the government launched a crackdown this summer involving roundups in Greek cities and tHESSALONIKI, Greece - Scores of suspected illegal immigrants staged a revolt at a detention centre in northeastern Greece Friday, setting fires and wielding metal bars, causing extensive damage and leaving at least 16 people injured. The incident occurred at Komotini, 820 kilometres 510 miles northeast of Athens, where about 550 suspected illegal immigrants mostly from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, and facing deportation are being held. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.