Real ammunition were used on Monday,
March 2, 2020, across the Evros river, an announcement by the Greek Army said.
The 4th Army Corps announced military exercises with live ammunition at all border outposts at Kipoi and Kastanies where thousands of migrants and refugees amassed.
The broader area of the 24-hour exercise was where also all migrants crossings were in general.
According to the announcement, guns, machine guns, rifles and pistols were used during the military exercise with live ammunition. Listing the specific areas where the exercise took place, the Army warned that “movement or stay of persons, trucks and animals during shooting hours was prohibited to avoid accidents.”
“Non-exploded bullets that were to be found, should not be removed,” and the nearest police authorities were to be immediately notified.”
The timing of the military exercise and thus on a Greek holiday – Clean Monday – was peculiar, but it served rather the “internal consumption” and to scare off the migrants, comments news website tvxs.gr.
On Sunday, Greek special police forces and army fired warning shots during patrol in the Evros area in order to deter migrants trying to cross into the country.
Source: keeptalkinggreece.com
