ATHENS – Reports have emerged that Greek troops fired warning tracer rounds at a Turkish helicopter that flew over over the islet of Ro, near the Dodecanese island of Kastellorizo, 1.25 miles off the Turkish coast in latest escalation of tension between the countries. After the shots were fired, the helicopter, which had buzzed the island at a low altitude, left the area.
Greek soldiers fire warning shots at a Turkish helicopter over the Aegean Sea after it approaches the island of Ro.