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A Coast Guard operation has been underway since dawn in the sea area between Chios and Samos, on the eastern sea border of Greece, where five sailing boats that had sailed from the Turkish coast and carrying about 450 people tried to enter Greek territorial waters. .

Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi on Monday said efforts were underway to repatriate the Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals that arrived on board a Turkish-flagged freighter rescued on Sunday.

Turkey launched attacks on Greece and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on immigration, annoyed by Greek border patrol moves.