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Migrants weep as Pope visits Greek refugee camp

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Migrants weep and beg Pope Francis for help as he visits a refugee camp in Greece with the pontiff later taking three Syrian refugee families back to the Vatican as he departs. Ashraf Fahim reports.

Added on the 16/04/2016 16:56:50 - Copyright : Reuters EN

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