Greek authorities say the 202 migrants and refugees who had not applied for asylum in Greece and were returned to Turkey included people from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Congo.

Protesters on a boat bound for the Gaza Strip were escorted back to shore today as Greece announced it was banning vessels heading to Gaza from leaving Greek ports.

Dozens of masked youths clashed with police today at a union protest in Athens during a general strike against the cash-strapped Greek government’s planned pension and labour reforms.

A bomb exploded in a residential neighbourhood in central Athens, killing a 15-year-old Afghan boy and wounding his 45-year-old mother and 10-year-old sister, authorities said.