Pakistani migrant dies after falling into river

By Hakan Mehmet Sahin

EDIRNE, Turkey (AA) - A migrant froze to death on Tuesday after falling into a river which marks the Turkish-Greek border, according to Turkish gendarmerie sources.

Gendarmes detained a group of irregular migrants in northwestern Edirne province near the Meric river, most of whom are Pakistani and Afghan nationals.

One of the migrants, a Pakistani national, was brought to hospital suffering from hypothermia, but died later.

The sources said the migrants had been sent to Turkey from Greece by the Greek security forces over the Meric river.