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SOS in the AEGEAN - 44 ppl in distress off #Lesvos called Alarmphone. Their last position is in Greek waters: 39°09'20.8"N 26°33'41.1"E (04:17 CEST). The boat is adrift & the people are asking for immediate help.
@HCoastGuard is informed - don't let them drown, rescue them now.
@HCoastGuard is informed - don't let them drown, rescue them now.
We have lost contact to the people on the boat near #Lesvos. Their last position showed them closed to the port of #Mytilene. The people reported on the phone that the Greek Coast Guard was on site. @HCoastGuard, where are they?
We established contact with the people on the boat who told us that they were beaten by masked men & forced to return to Turkey. The person we spoke to said: "What the Greeks did to us was not human."
Some 13,000 migrants flocked to the Greek-Turkish border following threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to let refugees out to Europe, says International Migration Organization.
Some migrants that are on the border of Greece and Turkey are throwing Molotov cocktails towards Greek riot police ! 😮
Over 76,000 migrants left #Turkey for #Europe, Interior Minister Soylu says dailysabah.com/politics/over-… via @DailySabah
