Police Fire Teargas as Migrants Demand to Leave Greek Island After Fire

Police Fire Teargas as Migrants Demand to Leave Greek Island After Fire
A man holds a placards as refugees and migrants from the destroyed Moria camp protest after the news about the creation of a new temporary camp, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, on Sept. 12, 2020. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
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LESBOS, Greece—Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a blaze at Europe’s largest refugee center, who demanded to leave the island of Lesbos as authorities started building a new encampment for them.

More than 12,000 people, most from Africa and Afghanistan, have been sleeping rough since flames swept through the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp earlier this week. Some residents had COVID-19, raising fears the outbreak could spread.