A general strike has virtually shut down the island to protest a 2016 agreement between the EU and Turkey. The deal has created a massive backlog, angering people on Lesbos and other Greek islands. ———6:10 p.m.About 500 people on the Greek island of Lesbos are protesting against a European Union migration policy, many of them holding black flags. The deal has created a massive backlog, angering people on Lesbos and other Greek islands. Nearly all cross either from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands or forge across a river along the Greek-Turkish land border.

Source: ABC News May 03, 2018 16:18 UTC