Migrants hurt and tents set ablaze as brawls break out on two Greek island camps

Six migrants were injured Thursday after clashes erupted at a detention camp on the Greek island of Samos, police said, a day after similar violence hit a camp on Lesbos where tents were set on fire.

Two barracks at the Samos camp were torched in the unrest, which was apparently sparked by a brawl between migrants. Their nationalities were not immediately given.

Police reinforcements were sent to the scene and six people were taken to hospital “as a precaution”, a police source said.

The crowded camp houses around a thousand migrants and refugees, including many families with children.

“We’re surprised because the atmosphere here is usually quite calm,” said Samos Dimitris Vouros, who works for the Metadrasi charity active at the camp.

Scenes of chaos also broke out at the main detention camp on Lesbos, north of Samos, in the night from Wednesday to Thursday.