Gov't 'concerned, not proud' after clashes at Lesvos refugee center, says minister

Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said the government is "concerned, not proud and not happy" following clashes between migrants and riot police at a refugee registration center on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Tuesday evening that resulted in 15 people being injured.

Mouzalas was speaking to the ANA-MPA news agency in the early hours of Wednesday, following the incident that sparked off after his visit to the camp and rumors that a number of asylum applications had been turned down.

"There were a few minor scuffles that grew later in the night and necessitated police intervention. Now the situation is looking calm," Mouzalas said, speaking from the general hospital at the island's capital, Mytilene.

The official confirmed that 15 minors in their late teens were injured in the clashes. He said that they are among some 90 unaccompanied minors being held...