Migrants blocked the main railway station in Athens in protests authorities said were triggered by false reports on social media that restrictions on travel to northern Europe had been lifted. Migrants blocked the main railway station in Athens in protests authorities said were triggered by false reports on social media that restrictions on travel to northern Europe had been lifted. The protest came as migrants also clashed with police in northern Greece for a second day. Migrants block the track in Athens (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)In Athens, police said about 300 protesters gathered at Larissis Station, many sitting on the tracks in front of trains. Migrants flee the violence (Giannis Papanikos/AP)“There was a false report being distributed that the border would be opened.

Source: Irish Independent April 05, 2019 13:30 UTC