Tensions are high on the Greek island of Chios after rocks and petrol bombs were hurled at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Scenes of hate: right-wing extremists attack #RefugeesGr Souda camp on Chios. Police protection needed https://t.co/s46oNJulaA #IWelcome pic.twitter.com/fwUCdW9jGN— amnestypress (@amnestypress) November 18, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What happened?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Video footage shows people struggling to put out the flames with blankets.<br /><br /> Women and children were evacuated from the camp after the incident, which happened overnight on Thursday.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Sent by panicked #refugees in Souda camp, currently under attack by fascists for second night in a row: #RefugeesGR #Chios pic.twitter.com/as3uiBgyxG— Chios Monitor (@ChiosMonitor) November 17, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Footage of the fire happening in #Souda refugee camp on #Chios. Disgusting abuse of defenceless refugees.#RefugeesGR #Refugees #EU pic.twitter.com/qqsQZUrfT6— Chios Monitor (@ChiosMonitor) November 17, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Is it the first time this has happened?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> No.<br /><br /> This was the second night running of incidents at the facility.<br /><br /> It is a makeshift camp run by the local municipality of the Aegean island.<br /><br /> There were incidents on Wednesday when individuals let off fireworks from the camp and outsiders threw stones.<br /><br /> In September, thousands of people fled a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after fire swept through tents and cabins during violence among residents.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> How many people are in the camp?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> More than 1,000, according to police.<br /><br /> More than 3,000 migrants and refugees are currently in Chios.<br /><br /> The state facilities have the capacity for 1,100 people.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What about the island as a whole?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> More than 3,000 migrants and refugees are currently in Chios. <br /><br /> The state facilities have the capacity for a further 1,100 people.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What is the legal situation?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Under an EU deal with Turkey, migrants and refugees arriving after March the 20th are to be held in centres set up on five Aegean islands, including Chios.<br /><br /> They will be sent back if their asylum applications are not accepted.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Mayor of Greek Chios Island Urges Closing Suda Camp Amid Migrant Riots https://t.co/CvDPsTjWaL— Voice of Europe (@V_of_Europe) November 18, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What they are saying<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> “Both incidents together have destroyed the places to sleep for around 100 men, women and children. Today, there was a third incident where stones were thrown and one Syrian man was seriously injured in the head and had to be hospitalised,” – Roland Schoenbauer, UNHCR spokesperson.<br />
