2,000 migrants clash with police, set Bulgaria’s largest refugee center on fire (VIDEO)

Thursday, November 24, 2016
By Paul Martin

RT.com
24 Nov, 2016

Law enforcement and riot police have been deployed to Bulgaria’s largest migrant and refugee camp, located in the town of Harmanli, after violence erupted in the center. Inhabitants damaged the facility setting the premises on fire.

More than 2,000 people clashed with police at the camp in southern Bulgaria, close to the Turkish border, on Thursday, local news agency Novinite reported, citing Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).

The Harmanli camp, which is the largest in the country, houses some 3,000 people, mostly from Afghanistan, according to Reuters.

Some 250 police officers, firefighters and gendarmerie were deployed to the scene, local police spokeswoman Nina Nikolova told AFP. Protesters threw stones and other objects at law enforcement, who had to deploy water cannon to disperse the angry crowd.

The migrants burnt car tires, and set mattresses and furniture alight in several of the camp’s buildings. Many structures, including a canteen and a new building which was supposed to open this week were damaged.

There have been no reports of arrests or of any injuries, while Bulgaria’s interior ministry spokeswoman told Reuters the situation had been brought under control. “Negotiations between the authorities and the protesters are underway,” she said.

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