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Desperate migrants try to HANG themselves in Athens square as struggling Greece warns it won't become a 'warehouse of souls'
John Stevens Brussels Correspondent For The Daily Mail Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3464711/Greece-warns-won-t-warehouse-souls-desperate-migrants-try-hang-Athens-square-neighbouring-countries-shut-borders.html#ixzz41UL4cd9x Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Feb. 25, 2016
- 20,000 migrants are stranded in Greece after Macedonia shut its borders
- Football stadiums being used to house them and hundreds queue for food
- Yesterday, two men tried to hang themselves in protest in Athens square
- Greek Prime Minister threatens to block EU treaties unless burden shared
Greece has warned it would not be turned into ‘warehouse of souls’ by the rest of the Europe after tens of thousands of migrants were left trapped in the country.
Two desperate men yesterday attempted to hang themselves in a square in the centre of Athens as frustrations grew with border closures that have stopped people leaving.
One of the men, a Pakistani, was left unconscious after tying a noose made from twisted lengths of fabric to a tree and was taken to hospital.