Turkish police move to stop Greece pushing migrants back

[Swordsmyth]

Turkey says it is deploying 1,000 police officers to its land border with Greece to halt the pushback of migrants into Turkey.
Thousands of migrants and refugees, desperate to get into the EU, remain in the border zone. Greek guards have fired tear gas to stop them entering.
The extra Turkish police are going to the Meric river (called Evros in Greek) on the border, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.
The EU has condemned Turkey's policy.
The Greek government says that since early Saturday its forces have prevented the illegal entry of 34,778 people and arrested 244.
Syrians, Afghans, Pakistanis and West Africans are among the migrants at the border.

More at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51752686

 

[AngryCanadian]

Turkey cant do this. I think everyone in Europe is getting tired of Turkey's actions as of late.
They are blackmailing Europe for money not aid for Syria but that Billion/Millions.

 

[jkr]

sh it
sam
wich

 

[Pauls' Revere]

Vigilantes on Greek/Turkish Border.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/world/europe/greece-turkey-migrants.html

 

[Swordsmyth]

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. :

Turkish special police operation units point their high-powered rifles at #Greek border patrol cars along Evros (Meric) river line. pic.twitter.com/Zvxpr5LLhW
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) March 8, 2020

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.

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti...ored-vehicle-pulls-down-border-fence-migrants

 

[Origanalist]

Isn't that an act of war?

 

[Origanalist]

Why is Turkey still a member of NATO?

 

[Swordsmyth]

Isn't that an act of war?

Yes.

War will soon break out in full.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Why is Turkey still a member of NATO?

Muh southern Russian border.

 

[Origanalist]

Muh southern Russian border.

Too bad Ergodan was smart enough to pee for Putin.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Too bad Ergodan was smart enough to pee for Putin.

Russia will hit him from behind when he starts the war with Greece.

 

[Origanalist]

Russia will hit him from behind when he starts the war with Greece.

I can't see NATO defending him in a war with Greece so I hope he does.

 

[Swordsmyth]

I can't see NATO defending him in a war with Greece so I hope he does.

I think that is Putin's plan.

NATO can't attack Russia for defending a NATO member against a NATO member.

I think Putin has manipulated him into attacking Greece for that very reason.

 

[Swordsmyth]

I can't see NATO defending him in a war with Greece so I hope he does.

 

[Origanalist]

 

[oyarde]

Isn't that an act of war?

Yes but not out of the norm by turk behavior standards .

 

[vita3]

Erdogan is currently World’s no#1 terrorist