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The Turkish "montaziera" is denounced by the Minister of Citizen Protection Takis Theodorikakos in a post on social media. On the occasion of the news reported by the Turkish media regarding the shooting of an Afghan irregular migrant by the Greek side in the area of Andrianople, Mr. Theodorikakos notes that "Turkey has a weighty past in the instrumentalization of irregular migrants. Let it finally abandon the fake news about Greek shootings in Evros."
The Greek police also refuted the unsubstantiated Turkish reports in a statement.
"Regarding reports reproduced in foreign and domestic electronic press, which refer to a shooting incident against migrants in the Evros region, the HQ of the Hellenic Police announces that: the described or similar incident has never happened and therefore relevant reports are unsubstantiated and do not correspond to reality.
It is noted that all actions of the Greek Police for the protection of the country's borders are always based on national, EU and international legislation as well as respect for human rights," the statement of the Hellenic Police said.
It is recalled that from the first moment of the transmission of this news by the Turkish media, the Greek side clarified in all tones that there has never been an incident of shooting in this area.
What preceded
Earlier on Monday afternoon, Turkish media, led by DHA, reported that the Greek side had opened fire and killed an Afghan illegal immigrant near the border of Adrianople, specifically near the village of Alibey. For their part, the Turkish media are "hyping" this news without presenting any other information.
What the Turkish media are reporting
As CNN Turk points out, the incident took place in the village of Alibey, on the Greek border of the Uzunkyoprou district of Andrianople. There, Greek security forces reportedly opened fire on a group of migrants from Afghanistan attempting to cross the border illegally, killing one and seriously injuring eight.
Furthermore, CNN Turk underlines that the migrant was evacuated by medical teams, who went to the area, to Uzunköprü hospital. His health condition was grave and despite the doctors' efforts he did not make it and ended up dying. According to the Turkish news agency, an investigation has been launched into the incident.
Source: protothema.gr
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