ATHENS, Greece (AP) 鈥� Greek authorities on Saturday accused Turkey of forcing 92 to cross into Greece and stripping them naked before doing so.
Greek police said that police officers found the migrants stark naked on Friday, 鈥渟ome with bodily injuries鈥� who had entered the country using plastic boats to cross the Evros River, which forms a border between the two countries.
The migrants told police and officers of Frontex, the European Union鈥檚 border agency, that they had been forced by Turkish authorities to board three vehicles that took them to the border. The migrants testified that they had been forced to strip naked before boarding the boats.
Police said it had provided clothing and food for the migrants.
鈥淭urkey鈥檚 provocative behavior exceeded all limits,鈥� Greece鈥檚 Ministry of Asylum and Migration said Saturday.
Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi posted a photo of the naked migrants on his Twitter account Saturday, commenting, in Greek and English: "T眉rkiye鈥檚 behaviour towards 92 migrants whom we rescued at the borders (yesterday), is a shame for civilisation. We expect Ankara to investigate the incident and protect at last its borders with the EU.鈥�
Turkey regularly accuses Greece of violently pushing back migrants entering the country through land and sea, while Greece accuses Turkey of 鈥減ushing forward鈥� migrants to put pressure on the EU.
The migrants are mostly from Afghanistan and Syria, with a few from other countries, such as Pakistan.
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