Greek police: Wounded police officer on the border between Greece and Turkey

A Greek border policeman was wounded by a gunshot on the Greek-Turkish border river Evros or Merič, the Greek police announced today.

According to the German news agency dpa, according to the Greek police, the shots were fired from the Turkish side of the river.

At that time, Greek border guards allegedly prevented the illegal crossing of migrants from Turkey to Greece.

It is not known who fired the shots, but Greek media reported that Greek security officials believed the shots were fired by smugglers.

The border policeman, who was wounded in the stomach, was hospitalized and operated on, the media reported, referring to the rescue service.

Smugglers try to bring migrants across that river because the water is shallow during the summer drought.

Greece is building a fence along this border to prevent illegal crossings.

According to United Nations data, 3.168 people took this route to Greece from Turkey from the beginning of the year to July 14.