Clashes break out, fires lit at overcrowded Cyprus migrant centre

Clashes appear to have broken out between two groups in the reception centre, according to police.

Clashes have broken out and fires have been lit at an overcrowded reception centre for migrants in Cyprus, according to police and witnesses.

Thick plumes of smoke rose on Friday over the Pournaras reception facility, about 22km (14 miles) west of the capital, Nicosia.

Witnesses told Reuters news agency that people from the camp had fled, running along a road with their belongings. Police said…