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On Friday a video was shared on social media showing that Turkish security forces used an armored vehicle with a rope to pull down the fence at the Greek border and allow migrants to pass.
The vehicle, according to Greek media is one of the “HIZIR/ATES” type vehicles with daytime and nighttime border surveillance vehicles, which Turkey received from May to August 2019, financed by a program - ironically enough - mostly paid for by the EU.
A Turkish armoured vehicle with a rope attached to it was reportedly trying to pull down the Greek border fence this evening #Turkey #Greece pic.twitter.com/2lW3QuFypL
— CNW (@ConflictsW) March 7, 2020
Furthermore, Turkish special police operations units were shown pointing their high-powered rifles at the Greek border patrol cars.
Another video provided by #Greek authorities where acc to #Greek officials a Turkish army vehicle is trying to tear down the Greek #border fence pic.twitter.com/59JEl4VKWB
— Nektaria Stamouli (@nstamouli) March 7, 2020
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu over the weekend stated that that the migrants who cross to Europe would go above one million, which would cause the fall of European governments and destabilization of their economies.
Meanwhile, Turkey continues with its claims of rescuing migrants in distress.
A total of 60 asylum seekers, most of them children were rescued off Turkey’s Aegean coast, security sources said on Sunday.
Dangerous escalation on #Turkey-#Greece border. :
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) March 8, 2020
Turkish special police operation units point their high-powered rifles at #Greek border patrol cars along Evros (Meric) river line. pic.twitter.com/Zvxpr5LLhW
Turkish Coast Guard teams said in a statement that a group of Afghans in a rubber boat, including 33 children, were rescued while attempting to cross to Greek islands.
It is also accusing Greek soldiers of opening fire on migrants, with a video purportedly showing specifically that.
Shots fired? | #Turkey says #Greek soldier ‘fired’ at migrants
— RT (@RT_com) March 7, 2020
A footage handed out by the Turkey’s govt on Saturday allegedly shows a #Greece's soldier firing shots toward a barbed-wire fence at the border. pic.twitter.com/yLWtd8KgmN
On March 6th, Turkey’s Communications Directorate Fahrettin Altun slammed Greek authorities over the “ill-treatment of refugees.”
In a statement to the CNN International network, Altun responded to claims by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that Ankara is “assisting” thousands of migrants on its border to get into Europe.
Refugees who cross to Europe will soon top to a million, European governments will fall, their economies will be destabilized and their stock exchanges will tumble and they can't do anything about it, says #Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. pic.twitter.com/xeUBX8uiwZ
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) March 7, 2020
“We categorically reject Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ allegations and we are deeply concerned about the ill-treatment of, and the use of lethal force against refugees by this country’s law enforcement and border security agents,” Altun said.
