{"id":66846,"date":"2016-02-15T08:27:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T13:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=66846"},"modified":"2016-02-15T08:27:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T13:27:01","slug":"greek-riot-police-deploy-tear-gas-at-crowds-protesting-against-new-migrant-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/greek-riot-police-deploy-tear-gas-at-crowds-protesting-against-new-migrant-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Riot Police Deploy Tear Gas At Crowds Protesting Against New Migrant Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video) Riot police have deployed stun grenades and tear gas at demonstrators protesting against a new migrant center on the island of Kos.<\/p>\n

Over 2,000 locals took part in the march from the village of Pyli to to an abandoned military base.<\/p>\n

As a result of the clash, a nine-year-old boy was injured during the violence on the Greek island.<\/p>\n

Last week locals lit fired, hurled petrol bombs at police and blockaded roads near the site.<\/p>\n

This is the latest instance of violence regarding the controversial center.<\/p>\n

The camp is one of five hotspots the Greek government is building on multiple islands, they are designed to house thousands of migrants.<\/p>\n

The centers will allow officials to offer resettlement to the migrants into the European Union.<\/p>\n

Angry locals have voiced their outrage by claiming it will have a devastating impact on tourism, which is the islands main source of income.<\/p>\n

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The Mayor of Kos has warned the Greek prime minister that there will be uncontrollable protests until the plans are scrapped.<\/p>\n

Kos is the third largest of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 33,388.<\/p>\n

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