![]() ![]() Some have entered Bulgaria, an EU member, from Turkey hoping to carry on to wealthy western Europe where most want to settle and build a new life.īorisov urged residents of Harmanli to stay calm and to avoid provoking the asylum seekers. ![]() More than a million migrants and refugees have entered the European Union over the past 15 months, many fleeing conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. As for the rest, all who have acted brutally and violated public order will be moved to closed camps," Borisov told reporters. "Based on an agreement between the European Union and Afghanistan we have asked for a plane to start extraditing people there in early December. The people who committed these acts of vandalism will be brought to justice," said Borisov, who cancelled a visit to Hungary because of the riot. You see there is no window left unbroken. It was heavily guarded by about 250 riot police and the defence ministry said it was sending about 60 army troops to support them in preventing any further escalation of violence. On Friday, the refugee camp, Bulgaria's largest and home to about 3,000 asylum seekers, had broken windows, overturned trash containers and other debris strewn around. Prosecutors said they had charged 18 migrants over the riot and launched an investigation against unidentified police officers for injuring two migrants during the clashes. Three migrants sought medical help after the riot, it added. Police used water cannon and rubber bullets to quell the riot, in which the interior ministry said 24 officers were hurt. More than 400 asylum seekers, angered at being confined at the camp in the southern town of Harmanli near the border with Turkey over a health scare, were arrested after clashes with riot police late on Thursday. HARMANLI, Bulgaria, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will move migrants who clashed with police at a refugee camp to closed camps and hopes to start extraditing some to their native Afghanistan next month, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said on Friday. * PM Borisov urges local people to stay calm (Adds army troops sent to refugee camp, 18 migrants charged, police officers investigated) * Bulgaria hopes to extradite some to Afghanistan ![]() ![]() * More than 400 migrants arrested over camp riot More than 400 asylum seekers, angered at being confined at the camp in the southern town of Harmanli, were arrested after clashes with riot police on Thursday ![]()
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