SALO, Finland (Reuters) - About 200 Finns protested on Sunday against opening a refugee reception centre in the former home town of Nokia as the recession-hit country struggles to handle an influx of asylum seekers.
The demonstrators in the market square of Salo were waving signs saying "Close the borders" and shouted slogans such as "Islam will destroy us". They said the reception centre, planned in a half-vacant hospital, would be a security risk, especially for children and women.
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