Greek police on Friday began clearing out a makeshift migrant camp which sprung up in the former Athens airport over a year ago. Hundreds slept crammed in tents in the old arrivals terminal last summer, in scorching temperatures with little food and bouts of crime and violence. They were first taken to Hellenikon in November 2015 when police began transferring hundreds from the Greek-Macedonian border. Many migrants, mostly Afghans not eligible for an European relocation program to other member states, feared moving farther from Athens would make it harder to leave Greece. The now-closed Hellenikon airport, seen here in 2014, also houses abandoned venues used in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Source: CBC News June 02, 2017 11:03 UTC