A cry of despair from Kokkinotrimithia residents about the situation in the community and the continuous incidents unfolding at the Pournara Migrant Accommodation Centre[/QUOTE].
Speaking to the Cyprus Times, Kokkinotrimithia community leader Christakis Meletias complains that residents fear for their physical integrity and face serious problems such as thefts and burglaries.
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"The situation has reached an extreme with the migrants hosted in Pournara. Almost every day we have incidents of theft, and in several cases they get into hands and pull out knives," he complains.
As Meleties indicated during Wednesday's incidents about 30 people broke into the yard of a house and hid from the police.
"The owner was calling the police to remove the migrants from his house. Residents are begging them to leave their homes, I wonder what we've come to. We have lost sleep," he said.
He noted that he has gone to the extent of hiding his car so as not to cause damage to it.
At the same time, he appealed to the relevant authorities to immediately resolve the serious problem that has arisen in the area, while expressing the view that the police cannot enforce order in some cases.
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