The Greek police apparently denied claims by the Golden Dawn party that Turkish soldiers drew their guns on Greek border guards who were trying to prevent a group of illegal immigrants to cross over into Greece earlier in the week, but GD insists that the incident happened. In a statement that was published on its website the party notes that "the incident in Evros is 100% real."
The newsnow news site said that the incident occurred on the banks of the Evros river. The report maintains that Greek border guards tried to stop the illegal entry of a dozen or so of illegal immigrants and were targeted by Turkish commandos. The Greek government might be keeping the Greek Army under lock and key, but Ankara has apparently sent special units to patrol this area day and night!
When the Greek boarder guards spotted the two boats, they warned the illegal immigrants to turn back, but Turkish army officials appeared on the opposite bank and began arming their automatic rifles turning them straight towards the Greek side. The Greeks who were only carrying 9mm pistols felt powerless and fled the area. The illegal immigrants on the other hand, entered Greece easily.
On their website, Golden Dawn clarified that within the span of 30 minutes, the Greek boarder patrol guards, seven persons, were confronted with two boats carrying a total of 17 illegal immigrants (eleven in the first and six in the second), the majority of which were Syrians. They warned the illegal immigrants to leave, while one team member called for back-up (two more boarder guards were called to the scene).
As soon as this happened, according to GD's announcement, Turkish soldiers across the bank (spotted by illuminated torches) armed their rifles. The statement then goes on to note that for those who have served in the Greek Army the sound that is made when arming a G3 firearm is very familiar. Faced with this threat, the Greek border guards were forced to leave.
Golden Dawn then goes on to warn the government that sweeping a major incident such as this under the carpet does not lead to its solution but it rather has the opposite effects.
Editor's Note - The state has beefed up its police presence on the Evros border with Turkey sending more than 1,800 extra border guards to the area in a bid to stem the flow of migrants crossing into Greece from Turkey, but from what it looks and sounds like... its not enough!
Referenceshttp://www.newsnow.gr/article/186049/ektakto-gegonos-apeiloun-me-thermo-epeisodio-ston-evro-oi-tourkoi.html
http://www.euro2day.gr/news/highlights/121/articles/719781/Article.aspx
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