Greece to examine Turkish soldiers' asylum requests
Greece to examine the request for political asylum by eight Turkish soldiers
Turkish soldiers PHOTO: REUTERS
ATHENS:
Greece will examine the request for political asylum by eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter earlier on Saturday, two Greek government sources said.
Greece arrested the men after they landed in the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis. They are due to appear before a Greek prosecutor on Sunday, one of the officials said.
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The Black Hawk helicopter the soldiers fled in will be returned to Turkey immediately the sources said.
Greece will examine the request for political asylum by eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter earlier on Saturday, two Greek government sources said.
Greece arrested the men after they landed in the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis. They are due to appear before a Greek prosecutor on Sunday, one of the officials said.
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The Black Hawk helicopter the soldiers fled in will be returned to Turkey immediately the sources said.