Coast Guard says migrant smugglers fired at patrolling vessel in Lesvos, no injuries

The fishing boat landed the migrants and a chase ensued - The traffickers fired with a firearm three times

Greek Coast Guard patrol comes under fire by Turkish Smugglers near Lesvos

A Turkish fishing vessel transporting migrants opened fire on a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat near Lesvos early this morning, according to an official statement by the Coast Guard. The incident occurred near Agios Fokas, south of Lesvos, when the patrol vessel was alerted that a fishing boat was disembarking foreign nationals on the shore. […] The post Greek Coast Guard patrol comes under fire by Turkish Smugglers near Lesvos appeared first o…

Probable smugglers disembarking migrants from a Turkish fishing vessel on the southern coast of the island of Lesbos in the eastern Aegean Sea opened fire in the direction of an approaching coastguard vessel.

Coast Guard says migrant smugglers fired at patrolling vessel in Lesvos, no injuries

Suspected smugglers disembarking migrants from a Turkish fishing boat on the south coast of Lesvos, in the eastern Aegean, fired towards an approaching Coast Guard vessel, Greek authorities said on Saturday.