Only a day after the serious incident over the Isle of Ro when Greek soldiers fired warning shots in the air at a Turkish helicopter, Turkish pro-government newspaper “Yeni Safak” used a provocative main headline reading “If a Greek ship was hit and sunk”.

Greek Orthodox Easter was on Sunday, April 8 and the Greek-American community attended Church services keeping with the faith and tradition. Celebrities were no exception, with producer-actress and wife of Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, attending the Sunday liturgy in the company of another Hollywood celebrity and professional Nia Vardalos.

A briefing on what happened near the island of Ro was leaked through the Prime Minister's office. "We do not consider the incident to be major, because we did not have a violation of national airspace," government sources stated on the incident of yesterday's low flight of a Turkish helicopter near the island of Ro. However, as they point out, "Turkish provocations pose risks of accidents".