Turkey says Greek coast guard fires on cargo ship in Aegean

ISTANBUL – Greek coast guard ships opened fire on a cargo vessel sailing in international waters in the Aegean Sea, the Turkish coast guard said, escalating tensions between the regional rivals that have mounted. There were no casualties in the shooting 13 miles southwest of the Turkish island of Bozcaada on Saturday, the Turkish statement said. It added that after “harassment fire” from two Greek coast guard vessels, two Turkish coast guard ships went to the area and the Greek boats left. It wasn’t clear why the gunfire occurred.