Greek coast guard opens fire on Turkish-flagged cargo vessel in Aegean Sea – report

‘The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it strongly condemns the incident in which Greek coast guard boats reportedly fired shots at a Turkish freighter in the Aegean Sea on Monday, calling it an “unmeasured” act on the part of Athens.
“There is no justification… for firing on an unarmed commercial ship carrying freight between two Turkish ports. Our sole consolation is that nobody was killed or injured as a result of the incident,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Ankara said it condemns the actions of the Greek coast guard, carried out in “disregard for human life, which is the most basic right.”
The ministry said it was important to notify the international community of Athens’ behavior to make sure “similar events will never happen again.”’
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