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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/world/europe/greece-migrants-border-turkey.html
Greece Deploys Troops at Border as Turkey Opens Gates for Migrants
(New York Times) Matina Stevis-Gridneff - Greece deployed major military forces to the border after Turkey allowed migrants to pass through to the EU over the weekend. Thousands of migrants languishing in Turkey were on the move. Many dropped everything the moment they heard the border was opening. Hundreds of people crossed the Turkish border, either over farmland or the Evros River. Nearly 500 others arrived by boat on the Greek islands near Turkey. On the Turkish side, smugglers were flocking to offer rides, boats and other services.