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Greek police have arrested five alleged arsonists who are accused of having set fire last week to the Moria migrant camp on the island of Lesbos.
“The arsonists have been arrested. They are young migrants. Another is still being sought,” Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis told state broadcaster ERT.
According to police sources, the five are Afghan nationals whose asylum applications were rejected.
Greek media reported that two of the five were arrested not on Lesbos, but on the mainland in northern Greece. The two are said to be minors who were flown out of Lesbos in the wake of the fire and had been due to be transferred to other EU states, the Greek broadcaster Mega reported, citing police circles.
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