Far-right gang attacks refugee camp on Greek island

A Syrian refugee was seriously hurt and others left without shelter when a mob wielding rocks and firebombs targeted a migrant camp on the Greek island of Chios yesterday.

Video posted on Greek and international media outlets showed in graphic detail the torching of tents which were used by 100 men, women and children.

The attacks were among several incidents at the Souda camp just days after lawmakers from the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn visited Chios.

The man "was hurt when unknown assailants threw a large rock" from atop a medieval fort overlooking the camp early on Friday, UN refugee spokesman Roland Schoenbauer told AFP.

Firebombs were also lobbed into the camp late Thursday and two volunteers were beaten up, police said, after initially declining to confirm the incident.

Mr Schoenbauer said that the ensuing fire destroyed several tents, leaving around 100 of the camp's 800 residents exposed to the elements.

A group of 30 assailants then beat up the two volunteers helping at the camp, ANA said.

In a later statement, the UN refugee agency expressed "serious concern" about the incident and called on Greek authorities to bolster security around the site.