“The woman who fell dead, was shot in the back from a close distance”: The Ministry of Culture for the shootings in Evros

Announcement about yesterday exchange of shots in Evros issued by the Ministry of Civil Protection.

As reported “yesterday Saturday, April 16, 2022, at 20:50 in the area of ​​Evros in Soufli, police officers of the Border Guard Department spotted a group of people boarding a plastic boat from the opposite shore for the purpose of illegal entry into our country “.

In order to prevent this crossing, police used flashlights and voice warnings about their status (“Police – Go Back”), however at that time shots were heard from the opposite sidewhose direction could not be ascertained due to the darkness.

To ensure their physical integrity Greek police rushed to cover, firing warning shots into the air, as the shots from the opposite side continued in bursts at the same rate in an unknown direction.

When the boat arrived on the Greek shore, five of the migrants disembarked from it, while the rest returned. The four of them managed to reach the mainland by swimming while one woman remained floating in the water and when the police pulled her out with difficulty, they found her dead.

As it turned out the pile brought back right chest injury, similar to a shot and was transported for an autopsy – necropsy, where from the first assessment of the medical examiner the cause of death is a shot from a very close distance (a few centimeters) using a small caliber weapon.

The survivors, including a minorwere examined and it turned out that for their transfer to Athens they had paid 2,000 euros each in a trafficking ring in Istanbul.

Preliminary investigation carried out by the Alexandroupolis Security Sub-Directorate.

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