Monday, 23 November 2015

Video sees Greek coastguard accused of deliberately sinking refugee boats

Video sees Greek coastguard accused of deliberately sinking refugee boats

The Greek coastguard has been accused of deliberately trying to sink a boat full of desperate Syrian refugees, after a video emerged appearing to show a crewman lunging at a rubber dinghy with a large pole. The footage was reportedly captured by the Turkish coastguard on 12 November, and shows a small boat with up to 60 people on board screaming for help in dark on the Aegean Sea. According to Reuters, the footage was released by the Turkish government this week and a complaint has been issued to Greek officials.
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