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Turks, Kurds seeking asylum in Greece harassed, pushed back to Turkey by knife-wielding masked men

Zaman Australia24 June 20231237 days ago1 min read
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Turks, Kurds seeking asylum in Greece harassed, pushed back to Turkey by knife-wielding masked men
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Fifty-three asylum seekers, comprising Kurds and Turks fleeing a crackdown on non-loyalist citizens in Turkey, were attacked and forcibly returned to Turkey by unidentified, knife-wielding men along the Greek border at Evros on Thursday, relatives of the victims told Turkish Minute.On Thursday videos emerged on Twitter showing men, women and children claiming to be assaulted by the masked individuals.

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