Incident at Evros: Turkish soldiers threaten Greek fishermen with guns

One of the two fishermen spoke to ANT1's main news bulletin and described his experience that shocked him and his friend at the view of the gun barrels. As they revealed the Turks asked them to move away.

"The Turks have taken it too far"
Speaking to the TV station, Thanassis Kamilaris says: "The Turks have taken it too far, because they come out to the Thracian Sea and fish at 2 - 2,5 miles from the Greek coast", while at the same time says he is livid for being harassed within the Greek part of the river.

As he said, the Turksish soldiers in Evros were hidden behind the reeds in the Neraidokampos area. "I saw four soldiers. And when they saw us, they went out and they took aim on us," says Kamilaris. It is noted that the continuous patrols of the XII Division with river boats have made the Turks limit such harassment, but on Tuesday (16/07) the Turks found the opportunity to cause another episode.

Military sources in communication with ANT1 confirmed the incident that occurred in Evros, stressing that the incident took place at the time of changing the watch of patrols on river boats.