(ANSA-AFP) - SARAJEVO, JAN 21 - Two police officers and a UN
migration agency official were injured Wednesday night in
clashes at a camp for thousands of migrants near the Bosnian
capital, police said. Several police vehicles were flipped on
their backs during the scuffles at the overstretched 'Blazuj'
centre outside Sarajevo, where more than 3,000 EU-bound migrants
are currently housed. Police said they stepped in to break up a
fight between two groups of migrants. "During the intervention,
migrants attacked police officers and damaged several police and
International Organization for Migration (IOM) cars, as well as
IOM offices," police spokesperson, Mirza Hadziabdic told AFP. He
confirmed that two police officers and an employee with IOM, the
United Nations' migration agency, were injured. The IOM issued a
statement explaining that "a skirmish between two migrants that
quickly escalated into a bigger fight". Since 2018 Bosnia has
struggled to manage a large influx of migrants, mainly from
Asia, Africa and the Middle East, who have been crossing the
Balkan state's territory in hopes of reaching Western Europe.
(ANSA-AFP).
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