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Authorities report renewed unrest overnight at a secured temporary housing facility for asylum applicants in the municipality of Sintiki, located near Serres in northern Greece.
Five people were injured and 17 arrested during clashes between migrants and police at a reception center in Sintiki, northern Greece, on Saturday evening.
An escape attempt occurred in the early hours at the closed asylum seeker facility in Kleidi, Sintiki municipality, Serres, where three Egyptian nationals tried to escape around 5:20 AM but were unsuccessful.
A single-member misdemeanor court in Serres handed down prison sentences and fines to 23 defendants convicted for violent incidents that occurred at a migrant reception facility in Sintiki.
Clashes erupted at a migrant facility in Sintiki, northern Greece, leading to arrests and injuries. The situation eventually calmed down after intervention by authorities.
A parliamentary question has been raised regarding the European Prosecutor's investigation into the suitability and operational status of the Malakasa 2 and Sintiki refugee reception facilities.
Fifteen more migrants have escaped from the guarded closed temporary asylum seeker facility in Sintiki, Greece, while those arrested for incidents last Saturday have been referred to the Serres Misdemeanor Court.
The situation at the Sintiki structure in Serres, Greece, became volatile late Saturday night when migrants threw stones and other objects at police, causing damage.