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Masked men attack migrant boat off Greek coast
Refugee rights activists warn of increase of illegal ‘pushbacks’ from Greece to Turkey
A photo taken by one of the refugees in the boat

ACTIVISTS shared footage of a group of masked men attacking a refugee boat carrying around 35 people in waters off the coast of Greece yesterday.

Alarm Phone, an activist network which runs a hotline for refugees in distress at sea, was contacted by two boats carrying around 70 people in total in Greek waters yesterday.

One of the boats left Turkey on Wednesday night and was taking on water when it contacted Alarm Phone in the morning, a spokeswoman for the activists told the Star yesterday.

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