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A statement said the Greek patrol “was the target of shooting by unknown individuals on the Turkish side.”
The border police officer has been hospitalized, but no details of his condition have been released.
Greece and, especially, Italy are on the front lines of an influx of migrants hoping to reach Europe via the Mediterranean, especially from Turkey.
As patrols in the Aegean Sea increase, making access to Greek islands more difficult, more and more migrants are trying to cross the Evros River (Marita River) that separates Turkey and Greece and serves as a natural border between the two countries.
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