In February of 2005 "The Files" re-opened the file of the Imia crisis of
'96, a night-long crisis that almost led Greece and Turkey to war. For
the first time in 9 years later, a member of the Greek Special Forces
that spent that night on the eastern Imia island, talked to Alexis
Papahelas and revealed what he saw.
He also described how his team saw
the invasion of the Turkish Special Forces on the western Imia island
without being able to react at all, as well as the critical moment that
he and the members of his team were ordered to lower the Greek flag.
"The Files" also revealed how the second Greek Special Force team’s lack
of batteries literally prevented an armed conflict between Greek and
Turkish Special Forces on the western Imia island. "It was a fortunate
coincidence that prevented the outbreak of a war" stated a Greek
official at the time.
On the same special broadcast, excerpts of the
last communication logs between the helicopter that crushed into the
Aegean sea on early morning of January 31st, a crash that led to the
tragic death of 3 Greek officers were presented for the first time. "The
Files" with this hour-long report also disclosed the conclusions of the
official report on the causes of the crash, a document that reveals the
orders that the helicopter crew had, the actual circumstances of the
accident as well as the lack of coordination between Greek officials.
Πηγή: New Files
Πηγή: New Files
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