Gangs of migrants have launched attacks on other migrants in northern Greece in recent days, Greek police reported on Tuesday.
A 23-year-old man from Pakistan was beaten to death and a pregnant woman from Lebanon lost her child in the attacks.
The victims were on their way to central Europe, according to the police, and the suspected attackers have been arrested.
According to the news agency ANA, gangs of migrants from Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have been threatening and robbing other migrants along the train line to North Macedonia.
Some of the attackers were smugglers, depriving their victims of any last cash reserves.
Many migrants hoped to reach central Europe via routes through North Macedonia, though the border crossing into Greece’s northern neighbour was not easy.
Much of the border was secured by large fences, forcing migrants to resort to smugglers to help them across.
In other news nasters Edward Chidera, 17, and Chinweizu, Okemdi, 14, have emerged winners of this year”s Flowing Feathers Tourism Writing Competition.
They were announced winners on Tuesday in Enugu during the prize award ceremony for the competition organised by Jands Travel Networks (JTN).
The Convener of the competition, Mrs Chioma Obi, said Chidera won the award for the senior category while Okemdi won the competition”s junior category.
Obi said the competition was aimed at redirecting the students to the development of tourism in Nigeria through creative writing and speaking skills.
Obi, who is also the Managing Director of JTN, said that the tourism sector had remained untapped, whereas its development could pull the country out of its economic challenges, if given the necessary attention.
According to her, a student of today will become a stakeholder or policymaker tomorrow; it will be sad if a future stakeholder or policymaker lacks the basic ideas of how to develop or move the tourism sector forward.
“The topic for this year’s competition is: “If you are given the opportunity and authority, what laws would you put in place to help preserve and promote Nigeria’s culture and tourism?.
“Hundreds of students from 41 primary and secondary schools across the federation participated.
“Ninety of them who met the cutoff mark were invited to defend their works before a team of professionals and industry captains.
“Today, 26 out of the 90 defenders, comprising the junior and senior categories, will receive prizes for their dexterity, intelligence and discipline,” she said.
Obi said aside the prizes and awards, the top three winners would be given a brand new laptop and a tab each.
She lauded the Enugu State Government and other sponsors for making the event a reality.
She pledged that the organisers would sustain the competition annually.
The state Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr Manfred Nzekwe, reiterated the vital role of tourism in many economies of the world as well as the cultural exchange it had created.
He congratulated the recipients for passing the rigorous processes of writing, submitting in accordance with the laid down rules and defending their entries before the judges.
He also lauded Mrs Joy Egolum, the Corporate Affairs Manager, East, Nigeria Breweries PLC, for the company”s support for the competition and interest in the academic development of children.