The Abbott government is being urged to clarify reports of violent clashes between asylum seekers and authorities on Christmas Island.
The Australian Greens say they have heard from people at the detention centre that a peaceful protest on Monday turned violent when riot officers were sent.
The clashes have left asylum seekers "terribly injured", Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
Some were being treated in hospital, she said.
"The minister cannot continue to ignore these warning signs," she said. "He needs to clarify what in fact is going on on Christmas Island."
Comment is being sought from Immigration Minister Scott Morrison and his department.
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