A Greek border guard was hurt Saturday after being shot from the Turkish side of the frontier, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Greek police.
The border patrol “took fire from unknown persons on the Turkish side” near the town of Soufli, it said.
The police in a statement said the incident occurred during “an operation to prevent the illegal entry of migrants from Turkey.”
The guard was hospitalized. No detail was given on his condition.
The Greek-Turkish border is a common entry point for smuggling migrants into Greece — a member of the European Union — particularly in the summer when the waters of the Evros River run low.
In 2020 Ankara was seen by Athens to have encouraged thousands of migrants to attempt to cross the frontier into Greece, causing days of clashes with border guards.