Ankara, February 2
The our bodies of 12 migrants who froze to loss of life had been discovered close to Turkey’s border with Greece, the Turkish inside {minister} stated Wednesday, accusing Greek border guards of pushing them again over the frontier.
Inside {Minister} Suleyman Soylu tweeted that the 12 had been amongst 22 migrants who had been pushed again into Turkey by Greek border guards.
He stated they had been discovered close to the Ipsala border crossing between Turkey and Greece “with out footwear and stripped of their garments.”
The {minister} didn’t present additional particulars, however shared blurred images of eight of the recovered our bodies, together with three in shorts and T-shirts.
Soylu accused Greek border items of performing as “thugs” towards migrants whereas displaying sympathy towards members of a community — which Turkey says is behind a 2016 failed navy coup — who’ve escaped to Greece.
He additionally accused the European Union of being “helpless, weak and inhumane.”
The governor’s workplace for Edirne province, close to the land border with Greece, stated the deceased included a migrant who died in a hospital after being rescued by Turkish authorities.
Turkey ceaselessly accuses neighbouring Greece of illegally pushing again migrants desirous to make their means into Europe.
Greece denies accusations that it carries out so-called pushbacks that stop migrants from making use of for worldwide safety.
Turkey, which hosts about 3.7 million Syrian refugees, is a significant crossing level for migrants from the Center East, Asia and Africa in search of a greater life in European Union international locations.
Most attempt to cross into Greece by both crossing the northeastern land border or cramming into smuggling boats headed for the jap Aegean Sea islands.
Lately, smuggling gangs have even been piling migrants into yachts heading from Turkey to Italy. Dozens of migrants have died within the central Aegean final month. AP
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