Greece Sends 50 Naval Vessels & Commandos To Block Refugee Wave Out Of Turkey Originally appeared at ZeroHedge Greece sealed its key land Kastanies border crossing with Turkey Friday after Ankara declared it’s allowing  refugees to flee Idlib and on to Europe for at least 72 hours, in response to Syrian-Russian airstrikes killing 33 Turkish  troops Thursday. Germany’s Bild newspaper reported Friday that Greece is taking further emergency measures to prevent  Erdogan from effectively “opening the gates” on new waves of refugee and migrant hordes seeking entry to the EU, noting the country “completely closed off its borders with Turkey: not just for refugees, but for EVERYONE.” Hellenic Navy file image The newspaper said 50 naval ships, have been deployed by the Hellenic Navy to ensure those coming out of  Turkey don’t get through. Bild reported further this will include air support. “According to BILD information, the government sent 50 warships to the Greek islands to protect the EU’s  external borders,” the German tabloid said. “Ten helicopters are also supposed to secure the transitions to Turkey on land.” Greece’s Ekathimerini newspaper said military commandos were being sent to key crossings following an emergency  meeting of key government officials Friday to deal with the crisis: large groups of migrants began to arrive following an announcement on Thursday night by a Turkish government official  saying that Ankara would no longer try to prevent Syrians fleeing war in their country from attempting the crossing to the European Union. to patrol the more dangerous sections of the Evros River. And The Guardian reported further early Friday: “Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Turkey have begun preparing to travel  towards the country’s borders with Greece and Bulgaria after Ankara’s sudden decision to no longer impede their  passage to Europe.” Greece Sends 50 Naval Vessels & Commandos To Block Refugee Wave Out Of Turkey Bild: Greece uses tear gas against refugees at the Pazarkule border crossing Photo. Image: Anadolu Agency  via Getty Images As European officials mull whether this is but more of Erdogan’s threats or perhaps an early “taste” of what’s to come, or whether the flood has begun, Bulgaria has begun taking extra security action as well, bolstering patrols along border areas with Turkey Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed that “no illegal entries into Greece will be tolerated” –  noting greatly tightened security along the EU’s external borders. https://southfront.org/greece-sends-50-naval-vessels-commandos-to-block-refugee-wave-out-of-turkey/?fbclid=IwAR0diYDbLzUB0BBFYtO-u_5iytRBzFS3gn6IWxAqwUHPLdy2FmYobqmaZ6Y