Posted on 03/13/2016 9:38:59 AM PDT by Lorianne
The BBC has been given a video showing Turkish coastguard using sticks against a boat full of migrants as they sail to Greece in the Aegean Sea.
The incident is said to have happened in Turkish waters as the migrants were on their way to the island of Lesbos.
The migrants accused the coastguard of attacking them, but the coastguard say they were trying to stop the boat without harming the occupants.
The EU and Turkey are discussing new moves to curb the flow of refugees.
Europe is facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War Two. Last year, more than a million people entered the EU illegally by boat, mainly going from Turkey to Greece.
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If the “migrants” were to starve to death once they got to Lesbos, that might stem the flow.
Might be worth a try.
“don’t stick me Bro!”
Scumbag invaders, just like the ones sneaking in below Texas.
When do the kid gloves come off?
There are no beggars in my city of 40k population.
If Turkey is indeed trying to stop the massive flow of migrants to Lesbian (i.e., Greece), perhaps I’m misunderestimating them a bit. Maybe they are good guys?
Guess the Turks have been listening to Donald Trump.
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