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AP Photo/ Dimitris Drosos
Turkish media reported that the Greek Coast Guards stopped and confiscated a Turkish ship carrying weapons to Lebanon.
The
incident took place on Monday. The ship reportedly departed from the
port of Izmir on February 4 and was loaded with six containers, two
of which contained weapons and ammunition. Greek authorities arrested
all crew members, among them six Syrians, one Indian and four Lebanese.
According
to some experts, relations between Turkey and Greece may further
deteriorate amid a recent NATO operation in the Aegean Sea, which is
aimed at stopping the influx of refugees to Europe.
The Aegean Sea islands have been a major source of tension
between Greece and Turkey since the 1970s, bringing the two countries
to the brink of military confrontation in 1987 and 1996.
Turkish authorities were repeatedly accused
of providing weapons to radical groups, including those in Syria. The
supplies are reported to have occurred in various forms, including
deliveries using columns with humanitarian aid.
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REUTERS/ Michalis Karagiannis
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