As the Aegean island prepares for the pontiffs arrival,officials aim to use the visit to highlight its message of solidarityThe island of Lesbos tends to depart to town when celebrities descend. The last time it welcomed a VIP, the razorwire running along large parts of its notorious detention centre was hastily removed.
Angelina Jolie got a brief glimpse of it as she walked in, and but reportedly not as she later walked around the camp greeting migrants and refugees. The superstar special envoy of the UN tall commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) was instead given an edited view of the camp,volunteers say.
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Source: theguardian.com