Monastir: Massive brawl at reception center: 40 people involved, some with stab wounds
Two factions are involved: Algerians and Afghans. Following the fire in the past few hours, this is yet another instance of unrest at the facility.A massive brawl broke out between migrants late yesterday evening inside the Monastir reception center.
According to initial information, around 40 foreigners were involved, divided into two factions: Algerians on one side and Afghans on the other.
The clashes continued for a long time with kicks, punches, clubs being hit, objects being thrown and even stabbings.
The official toll is two injuries, not serious, one taken to the hospital with a yellow code, the other treated on site, both for stab wounds. However, the number of injuries could be many more, as many of those involved refused to explain what happened to the emergency services who responded to the scene.
Carabinieri officers from the Dolianova company and State Police officers arrived to try to restore calm, supporting the officers who work daily inside the former penitentiary school buildings now used as a reception center.
This incident comes just 24 hours after a fire started by one of the hosts forced several Algerian guests to jump out of windows to save themselves as the upper part of one of the hotspot's buildings caught fire.