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Chaos has broken out on the Greek island of Kos amid attempts to relocate hundreds of migrants to a football stadium for registration.
Police officers used batons and sprayed fire extinguishers as they tried to impose order on the crowds.
It comes after an officer on Kos was suspended for slapping one man while brandishing a knife.
Authorities are struggling with a rapidly growing number of migrants who have arrived hoping for a better life.
Many migrants and refugees have been camping alongside roads and beaches on the Aegean island, a popular tourist destination.
But an attempt relocate hundreds of people to a stadium for registration on Tuesday degenerated into chaos, with scuffles breaking out in the long queues.
"The situation on the island is out of control," Kos mayor Giorgos Kiritsis told the Greek news agency ANA. "There is a real danger that blood will be shed."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33861290
And it's only going to get worse unless something is done to stop the flow of economic migrants.