US EditionGreek border guard shot in abdomen while patrolling border with Turkey
- A Greek border guard was shot in the abdomen while patrolling the Greek-Turkish border, as reported by Greek police.
- The officer was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery and is in stable, non-life-threatening condition.
- Greek media suggested that the shooter might be a human trafficker, though officials remain anonymous due to the ongoing investigation.
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During an operation on the Evros border river, shots were fired. A Greek police officer was hit. Authorities suspect that smugglers fired from Turkish territory. The incident occurred on Saturday evening. As the Greek police reported, officers reacted to an illegal border crossing by migrants when suddenly someone from Turkey fired. A border guard was wounded in the abdomen and had to be operated on in a nearby hospital. Greek security officials…
Smugglers are trying to bring migrants from Turkey to Greece. Border police want to prevent this as much as possible. The situation on the Evros River has now escalated.
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Greek border guard shot from Turkish side – police
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A Greek border guard was hurt Saturday after being shot from the Turkish side of the frontier, Greek police said. The border patrol “took fire from unknown persons on the Turkish side” near the town of Soufli, it said. The police in a statement said the incident occurred during “an operation to prevent the illegal entry of migrants from Turkey.” The guard was hospitalized. No detail was given on his condition. READ: Greece…
Greek border guard injured by shots near northern border with Turkey
A Greek border guard was treated in hospital after suffering an injury from shots fired by unidentified people at police on patrol close to Greece's northern border with Turkey, Greek police said. The shots were fired from the Turkish territory as Greek border guards tried to prevent migrants from illegally…
Greek border guard shot in abdomen while patrolling border with
THESSALONIKI, Greece: A Greek border guard was shot in the abdomen Saturday while patrolling an area of the Greek-Turkish border where undocumented migrants seek to enter the European Union, Greek police said. The injuries are not life-threatening. Four Greek border guard officers were on duty along the Evros River, the land border with Turkiye, shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, when three or four shots rang out from the Turkish side, police said.
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