Evros River incident
Greek Police, foreign ministry on alert after Greek policeman arrested in Turkey
Greek Police and the foreign ministry are in a state of alert after a Greek policeman on trip to the city of Edirne was arrested.
The 41-year-old police sergeant is serving in the Feres police precinct in the Greek-Turkish border area of Evros and hails from the village of Antheia.
Sources say the policemen has been arrested, possibly by the Turkish gendarmerie.
Ministry dismisses reports of ‘invasion’ of Greek territory as ‘fake news’
The Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed as "fake news" reports that Turkish soldiers have "invaded and occupied" a patch of Greek land in the northeastern Evros border area.
"There is no foreign force on Greek territory," the ministry said in a statement, responding to reports in British and other media.
Turkish service members arrested at Greek border released
The Turkish army says two of its soldiers were released from Greek custody after they were arrested Sunday for entering Greece illegally.
The army said the soldiers were trailing migrants to keep them from crossing into neighboring Greece, but accidentally passed the border themselves.
Greeks rally for soldiers held in Turkey
Thousands of people rallied in northern Greece on March 11 demanding the release of two Greek soldiers held in Turkey accused of illegally entering the country, Greek police said.
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