A woman migrant has been found dead after a shooting erupted as she and others tried to cross into Greece from Turkey by boat, Greek police told AFP on Sunday.
The incident occurred late on Saturday on the Evros River, some 67 kilometers (41 miles) northeast of the Greek city of Alexandroupolis, police said.
The woman was believed to have been aboard a boat carrying migrants who were trying to enter Greece from Turkey and ignored warnings from the Greek side to turn around.
“Last night a group of 10 people were found trying to cross into Greek territory by boat from the area of Soufli,” a police spokesman in the region of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace told AFP.
“The Greek police signalled for them to stop but they did not obey. Shots were heard from the Turkish side. Greek border guards fired into the air to protect themselves,” the spokesman said.