25.04.2022, InfoMigrants

Greece: 64 asylum seekers rescued from Evros

Greek police have reportedly rescued a group of asylum seekers, among them 10 children from a tiny island in the Evros river. This comes days after a woman was shot dead at the river separating Turkey from Greece. Among the group were 46 men, eight women and ten children, according to Greek officials. All 64 reportedly said that they were Syrian nationals seeking asylum. The group said that they had been left on the island, near the northeastern Greek town of Didymoteicho, by smugglers who took them there by boat from the Turkish side, Greek police reported. read more

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Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei