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Turkey's Foreign Ministry has accused Greece of violating the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne after Athens ordered the suspension of eight minority schools in the Thrace region, reviving Ankara's long-standing reference to a "Turkish minority" in Western Thrace, a term Greece does not officially recognize.

Two Turkish nationals were arrested on Wednesday night in Thrace after attempting to smuggle dozens of weapons into Greece with the aim of supplying criminal organizations.

Two people were arrested on Saturday afternoon in Thrace, as part of an operation by the Northern Greece Organized Crime Sub-Directorate, on charges of aggravated possession of a weapon.