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92 naked migrants found on Turkish-Greek border

Greater Middle East (bbabo.net), - On the border between Greece and Turkey, the Greek police found 92 naked men - refugees from Afghanistan and Syria. Among them were children. About this today, October 18, writes the British The Guardian.

In connection with the incident, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) demanded an urgent investigation, calling the case shocking. They were "deeply distressed" by the footage that showed this group of people.

According to Greek police, the men were found near the border after they crossed the Evros River in rubber boats.

“We ask for a full investigation as the circumstances are not clear,” said UNHCR Representative in Athens Stella Nanu. “We are always against cruel and degrading treatment, and what we have seen is shocking.”

Greek Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos told local television that the survivors said they were brought in three army trucks and dropped off near a river that forms part of the border between Greece and Turkey. At the same time, Theodorikakos accused Turkey of "instrumentalizing illegal immigration."

92 naked migrants found on Turkish-Greek border