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Greek border forces were probably responsible for shooting and killing a migrant trying to break through the Turkish-Greek border fence at the beginning of March, an investigation has suggested.More than ten thousand migrants and refugees were stuck in no-man's land between the two countries for weeks after the Turkish government announced it was opening its side of the border with Europe -&nbsp;Thousands remained trapped as the Greeks refused to accept them. It took until mid-March, when the full force of coronavirus hit, for Turkey to transport the migrants back from the Greek border.After a week of tension at the border, violence escalated at the Kastanies-Pazarkule crossing on March 4.At the time a spokesman for the Greek government vehemently denied they were responsible or had used live bullets.An open-source investigation released on Friday by Bellingcat found that evidence pointed towards Greek forces being responsible for killing Mr Gulzar and wounding at least six other people that morning.&nbsp;Mr Gulzar had previously lived in Greece, they said, but had temporarily returned to Pakistan to get married.Bellingcat got hold of Mr Gulzar’s death certificate which showed he was killed with a 5.56mm bullet.Using open-source videos from that morning, investigators put together a timeline that tracked and geolocated the people wounded. Audio forensics showed in at least one video live ammunition was present.&nbsp;“The time gap between the “crack” of the bullet and the “bang” of the muzzle blast indicated that whoever fired these shots was within 40-60 meters,” they said.&nbsp;Greek soldiers can be seen within that distance in videos, just over the border fence ––&nbsp;while “despite scores of videos” Turkish soldiers cannot. Greek forces, who are known to have been armed with M4 &amp; M16 rifles and Minimi LMGs, all of which are weapons that fire 5.56mm rounds, were seen all across the border fence that day.Lawyers representing Mr Gulzar’s family are requesting Greece launch an investigation into who is responsible.&nbsp;The Greek government was not immediately available for comment.Related TopicsAdvertisementRelated TopicsWe rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.Thank you for your support.Need help?Visit ourpage.Close

Greek border forces were probably responsible for shooting and killing a migrant trying to break through the Turkish-Greek border fence at the beginning of March, an investigation has suggested.More than ten thousand migrants and refugees were stuck in no-man's land between the two countries for weeks after the Turkish government announced it was opening its side of the border with Europe -&nbsp;Thousands remained trapped as the Greeks refused to accept them. It took until mid-March, when the full force of coronavirus hit, for Turkey to transport the migrants back from the Greek...

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