A video obtained by protothema.gr clearly shows Turkish police officers throwing tear gas towards the Greek side of the borderline at Evros, where illegal immigrants are trying to breach the borders and enter Europe.
The footage was shot on the Greek side of the borders and captures Turkish law enforcement officers using multi-canister launchers to fire tear gas into the territory of Greece.
It clearly shows a unit of Turkish police positioned about 40 metres from the border engaging in hostile actions.
The incident broke out early on Tuesday at around 9 am when the Turkish forces fired the tear gas to which Greek border security forces were forced to respond with a barrage of tear gas and smoke bombs.
The Greek forces instantly spread across a one-kilometre line along the fence, monitoring the area, especially where the barbed wire was, to determine if there were any attempts to breach it.
A strong fire-brigade unit has also been deployed at the site, while more reinforcement reached the area to offer assistance.
Late in the afternoon, groups of migrants were caught moving from the Feres area to the Delta of the river, again north to the Kastanies region.
Furthermore, according to protothema.gr, Turkish authorities are setting up camps in the Evros area.
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