Greek police have clashed with hundreds of migrants waiting to submit asylum applications in Athens.

A riot broke out after one would be refugee plunged into a canal in exactly the same place where another asylum seeker was killed earlier this year.

Community leaders and politicians are warning that Athens inner city is at risk of becoming a racial battleground and are appealing for European assistance to defuse rising tension.

This year, Greece, has attracted a record 80 thousand illegal immigrants, but has been criticized by Europe for failing to help asylum seekers.

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