Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportation to Turkey

The first boat carrying migrants being deported from Greece has arrived in Turkey as part of an EU plan aimed at easing mass migration to Europe. 

Most of the 136 people who left Lesbos and arrived in Dikili, Western Turkey, were Pakistanis. 

Under the deal, for each Syrian migrant returned to Turkey, the EU is due to take in another Syrian who has made a legitimate request. 

Sixteen Syrian migrants were the first to arrive in Germany from Turkey. 

However,Greek authorities say Syrians were not among the first group of deportees, adding they included citizens from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Morocco who had not applied for asylum.


SOURCE: BBC news