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Greece: Warning shots fired at Turkish fishing boat

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say one of the country’s coast guard vessels fired warning shots at a Turkish fishing boat near the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea. The shipping ministry said Wednesday that the Turkish vessel refused to leave Greek waters and had attempted to ram a patrol boat. Turkish officials said one person was injured in the confrontation. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned an official from the Greek Embassy in Ankara in protest. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said the Foreign Ministry formally protested what it described as the “disproportionate use of force.” Greece and Turkey have a long-standing dispute over sea boundaries.

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