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Greece says Turkey may be holding two soldiers for political gain
Reuters Staff

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Monday that Turkey appeared to be seeking some political leverage by continuing to hold two of its soldiers without trial for a month since they crossed a land border between the two countries.

The border guards were detained after crossing the frontier in a heavily forested area in north-eastern Greece in bad weather on March 1.

“It appears that Turkey - and this was one of our concerns from the outset - wants to use this for political purposes,” said Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-turkey-military/greece-says-turkey-may-be-holding-two-soldiers-for-political-gain-idUSKCN1H917K

Not an area of the world, you want to fool around with rubbish like this.