[CYPRUS TIMES] Oinousses: Incident involving a Coast Guard vessel and a Turkish fishing boat. Shots fired in the air

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Incident involving a coast guard vessel and a Turkish fishing boat Shots fired in the air One or two Turkish fishing boats were fishing in Greek territorial waters The Turks reacted when the vessel Coast Guard vessel attempted to drive them away

A serious incident between a Coast Guard vessel and one or two Turkish fishing boats occurred on Tuesday afternoon off Oinousses. According to existing information, the Turkish fishing boats were fishing in Greek territorial waters, which is prohibited. The Coast Guard crew tried to remove the Turkish fishing boats from the Greek coastal zone, but the Turkish fishermen reacted.

Under circumstances that have not been fully clarified, probably from the side of the Coast Guard men shots were fired in the air to remove the Turkish fishing boats from the Greek territorial waters.

From the Turkish side it is claimed that a Turkish fisherman was injured by the shooting. This information has not been confirmed by the Ministry of Merchant Marine and the Coast Guard.

Source: Proto Thema

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