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Symi Incident: Speedboat with Migrants Collides with Coast Guard Vessel, 39-Year-Old Dies from Gunshot Wound

The speedboat that left the Turkish coast tried to escape and then rammed the Coast Guard vessel - The coastguards fired warning and then targeted shots at the engine

An incident occurred in Symi involving a speedboat transporting migrants from Türkiye and a Greek Coast Guard vessel, resulting in the death of a foreign national

A total of 13 people were on the vessel that left from the Turkish coast. The boat did not comply with the Coast Guard's instructions, made dangerous maneuvers, and attempted to ram the Greek vessel

Symi: Incidental pursuit of a speedboat carrying migrants from Türkiye

The trafficker was injured, 21 people were identified, who had paid 4,500 euros each for their transport to Symi

Ten foreigners found in Symi who had come illegally from Turkey, and their two traffickers were arrested

The 10 men (Kuwaiti nationals) had paid the sum of five thousand dollars each

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