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Greek MP says eating pork, drinking alcohol near refugee camps should be a crime as it offends Muslims
A Greek MP from leftist SYRIZA party claimed people roasting pork and drinking alcohol near refugee camps in Greece should face punishment for offending the religious sensitivities of the Muslim majority refugees and immigrants hosted in the centres.
Greek PM: Turkey should be more cautious when referring to Greece
Ankara should be “more cautious when referring to Greece,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, following claims from the Turkish Foreign Ministry over the weekend that Greek authorities have pushed back tens of thousands of migrants trying to cross the Aegean Sea into Europe this year.
Three separate instances of migrants picked up by coast guard reported overnight
Another three separate incidents were reported overnight involving the pickup, by the coast guard, of third country nationals attempting to reach Greek territory aboard flimsy craft, with a total of 116 irregular migrants and would-be asylum seekers located.