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Clashes Between Police And Refugees In Diavata

Aerial shot from a drone of the chaos with clashes between refugees, migrants and the police. Migrants tried to march to the Northern Greek borders after a false rumor of open borders that spread via social media and Greek police blocked them using riots police forces and tear gas as angry migrants threw stones, bottles and sticks towards them in their effort to reach the borders and continue their trip further to central or northern Europe. The location of gathering and staying in the makeshift camp is next to Diavata Anagnostopoulou Refugee Camp, near Thessaloniki, Greece. April 6, 2019 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4118140
Date Taken	6 April 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Unrest, Conflicts and War
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

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