Refugee crisis
Lesbos: Right blogger clashes with left in demo
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The crisis on the EU’s external border attracts right-wing extremists from Germany. A blogger is said to have been “encircled” by anti-fascist demonstrators in Lesbos.
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A fireman stands in front of the burned out community center “One Happy Family” on Lesbos.
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Athens. Right-wing blogger Oliver Flesch and two companions clashed with left-wing demonstrators on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Together they had agitated on Saturday in an anti-fascist demonstration in the island’s capital, as the island newspaper “Sto Nisi” reported on Sunday. Thereupon demonstrators chased them; the police intervened. Blogger Flesch wrote about the incident on his Facebook account: “We were surrounded by around 20 to 25 Antifa fans.” He thanked the Greek police “who got us out of there”.
According to the report, the group had gathered in the evening for the fire at a community center for refugees. A large part of the plant of the Swiss organization “One Happy Family” was burned down for an unknown cause.
It is the second time in a week that rights from Germany wanted to show solidarity with the Greeks on Lesbos. On Friday, a German group of right-wing radicals had been sighted on the island, one of whom had been head injured by islanders. They are said to have been part of the Identity Movement. This movement is part of the right-wing extremist spectrum.
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