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Ten Immigrants Escape Detention Center

Greek Detention CentreRiot police were dispatched on Aug. 10 to put down a riot at Greeceā€™s main migrant detention camp where detainees hurled stones at officers and set fire to their living quarters, authorities said.
Authorities said 10 of the prisoners, eight Pakistanis and two Afghans, escaped although police operating patrols arrested 14 others in the area around the center.
As part of the preliminary investigation conducted by the Police Station of Sub western Attica, so far 41 immigrants have been identified. These are 17 Pakistanis, nine Afghans, 14 nationals from Bangladesh and a Moroccan, who were arrested.
Television footage showed fires blazing at the Amygdaleza detention camp outside Athens, where some 1,200 mainly Asian migrants are kept under police guard.
The protest started when some detainees attacked guards at nightfall Saturday as dinner was being served. According to police, the attack on the guards was unprovoked. The detainees also set fire to their bedding and some of the containers that housed them.
Police said that the main cause for the protest was the announcement to the detainees that maximum detention time at the camp was to be increased from 12 to 18 months. Also, electricity had been cut due to maintenance work, leaving the containers without air conditioning.
Detainees have often complained about conditions at the camp, including overcrowding, with some staging a hunger strike earlier this month. Police said at least 10 prison guards were injured, none of them seriously, according to the Associated Press. It was not clear if any detainees were injured.

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