MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — Four Afghans were charged with arson on Wednesday for the alleged involvement in fires that destroyed most of a large migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities said. The four Afghan men, who have not been named, were taken to a court on the island to be formally charged, and were later returned to police detention after being given three days to prepare their testimony. The fires swept through the overcrowded Moria migrant camp on Lesbos last week, prompting more than 12,000 people to flee. There were no casualties in the blazes, but most of the migrants from the camp are now without shelter, camped on a nearby roadside.

Source: New York Times September 16, 2020 16:18 UTC