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Migrants walk on a bridge in Edirne near the Turkish-Greek border on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Turkey has vowed to seek justice for a migrant it says was killed on the border with Greece after Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades to push back dozens of people attempting to cross over. Greece had denied that anyone was killed in the clashes. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

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Turkey: Elite police going to stop Greece's migrant pushback
March 5, 2020 2:39 p.m.

Turkey: Elite police going to stop Greece's migrant pushback

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is sending elite special operations police to the border to stop Greek officers from driving back people who try to cross over to Europe, Turkish authorities said Thursday.