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Migrants enter a coast guard bus at the port of Mytilene on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.Turkey made good on a threat to open its borders and send migrants into Europe last week. In the past few days hundreds of people have headed to Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast in dinghies. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)

Migrants enter a coast guard bus at the port of Mytilene on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.Turkey made good on a threat to open its borders and send migrants into Europe last week. In the past few days hundreds of people have headed to Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast in dinghies. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)

March 4, 2020

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Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes
March 4, 2020 5:06 p.m.

Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes

KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Greece countered accusations from Turkey Wednesday that it was responsible for the death of a migrant, as its border authorities strove for a sixth day to keep thousands of migrants out by using tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons.