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Greece Says Blocks Hundreds Of Migrants From Crossing Aegean

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The migrants were believed to have been aboard five sailing yachts and four inflatable dinghies. They were spotted and turned back before reaching Greek waters in a series of separate incidents. Greece remains a major destination for people fleeing conflict or poverty who seek a better life in the EU.

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Greece prevents hundreds from entering by sea from Turkey

Greece’s coast guard says it prevented at least 590 migrants from illegally entering the country’s waters in the eastern Aegean Sea from neighboring Turkey in assorted vessels. A coast guard

2 years ago·United States

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Greece prevents hundreds from entering by sea from Turkey

Greece’s coast guard says it prevented at least 590 migrants from illegally entering the country’s waters in the eastern Aegean Sea from neighboring Turkey in assorted vessels

2 years ago·United States

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Greece Says Blocks Hundreds Of Migrants From Crossing Aegean

Greece said on Monday it had prevented around 600 migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea into its territorial waters from neighbouring Turkey, in the largest attempted entry this year. A spokesman for the Greek coastguard said five sail boats and four dinghies had set off from the Turkish coast early in the morning. "Greek patrol vessels were able to quickly locate the vessels and inform the Turkish coastguard," the spokesman told AFP.

2 years ago·United States

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Arab News

Greece says blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing Aegean

ATHENS: Greece said on Monday it had prevented around 600 migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea into its territorial waters from neighboring Turkey, in the largest attempted entry this year. A spokesman for the Greek coast guard said five sail boats and four dinghies had set off from the Turkish coast early in the morning. “Greek patrol vessels were able to quickly locate the vessels and inform the Turkish coast guard,” the spokesman told AFP. A…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Greece prevents hundreds from entering by sea from Turkey

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard on Monday prevented at least 590 migrants from illegally entering the country’s waters in the eastern Aegean Sea from neighboring Turkey in assorted vessels, authorities said. A coast guard statement said the migrants were believed to have been aboard five sailing yachts and four inflatable dinghies that were spotted and turned back before reaching Greek waters in a series of separate incidents.It said …

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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