Greece says it will rescue a group of migrants stranded for days on an islet of the Evros River. "We will rescue them since there is no response from the Turkish authorities," a Greek official said.
Another group of nearly 140 migrants was intercepted on Greek territory on Thursday. Thousands of migrants, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, have entered Greece in recent years from Turkey, hoping to reach Western Europe. The Greek government has decided to extend a 5-metre-high metal fence already built 38 kilometres along the river.