THIS is the horrifying moment a refugee threatened to throw a newborn baby at police during clashes in Greece today.

Shocking video shows the man holding the tiny baby above his head and gesturing as if he was about to throw it as officers.

The chilling clip comes as refugees in the Greek port of Piraeus were told they were being moved to a purpose-built camp near Athens rather than be allowed to continue their journey on to Western Europe.

The clip begins by showing migrants crowding around officials in central Piraeus.

As one man is dragged away from the scene, a second looms into view and starts shouting at officers while holding the baby over his head.

Gesturing as if he is going to throw the tiny child, the man appears to be held back by several of his fellow refugees, who then take the child away from him and bundle him off.

Thousands of migrants remain stranded in Greece after neighbouring countries closed their borders.

While there is little chance the refugees being allowed to reach Western Europe any time soon, many are still reluctant to be relocated to camps as they want to remain close to the borders in the event they reopen.

This story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.