(Kathimerini) An alarm was raised on Thursday night on the southeastern Aegean island of Leros when 123 Palestinian and Syrian refugees and migrants attempted to leave the migrant facility and board a ship destined for Piraeus, catching local officials by surprise.
The incident began to unfold shortly after 9 p.m. when the management of the facility became aware that a large group of refugees and migrants had not returned to the accommodation facility where they had been staying.
Most were stopped at the port before they could board and returned to the facility. Four managed to board the ship but were arrested by the coast guard in Piraeus.
