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Two Turkish fighter jets entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting flight plans over northern Evros, flying at 10,000 to 500 feet at 14.40 on Wednesday.

Tensions are heating up on the borders between Greece and Turkey in the region of Evros, as reports say Turkish forces fired shots over a Greek patrol unit on the Greek side of the border on Tuesday.

Τhe passage for migrants from the Evros river became even more difficult as the dams from Bulgaria opened and water levels began to rise.