Greek police used fire extinguishers and batons against migrants on the island of Kos, where hundreds had gathered at a stadium to wait for immigration papers, Greek state television footage showed.
Migrants clash with police on island of Kos as tensions flare
The scuffles between the police and migrants took place a day after a Greek police officer on the island was suspended for brandishing a knife and slapping a man identified by Greek media as a Pakistani migrant.
Migrants clash with police on Greek island of Kos as tensions flare
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Kos is one of several Greek islands that has seen a surge of migrant and refugee arrivals in recent weeks, prompting a situation that the U.N. refugee agency has called "shameful".
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