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Man dies after downtown Athens brawl

Man dies after downtown Athens brawl

A man who is believed to be an Afghan national died at an Athens hospital on Thursday after apparently being involved in a brawl between rival migrant groups in downtown Omonia Square.

According to reports, the incident occurred during a clash between an unknown number of Pakistani and Afghan men on Menandrou Street at around 6.30 p.m.

Doctors were unable to save the man, who had been stabbed with a sharp object.

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