2 Greek soldiers freed after months in Turkish prison return to families – Athens

Two Greek soldiers freed after spending months in a Turkish prison have been released from hospital following medical checks and are returning to their families, AP reported Wednesday, citing Greek officials. They soldiers flew back from Turkey on a Greek government plane after being released from prison in the northwestern Turkish town of Edirne late Tuesday. They were arrested March 1 for entering Turkey illegally after crossing the heavily militarized land border. Athens strongly protested their detention, saying they had strayed across during a patrol in poor visibility due to bad weather.