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Refugees trapped on Greek-Turkish border attacked from both directions
A migrant woman sits at an abandoned building in Edirne, near the Turkish-Greek border

REFUGEES trapped on the Greek-Turkish border faced tear gas and water cannon barrages from both sides today, as humanitarian groups confirmed that footage showing a Syrian refugee being shot dead was genuine.

On the Greek side of the border, riot police attacked refugees trying to enter the country with tear gas and water cannon, but those driven back were hit by tear gas volleys from Turkish border guards.

A coalition of human rights, lawyers’ and refugee charities declared that it would “hold Greece and the EU accountable for the violations of the rights of migrants and refugees fleeing Turkey.”

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