ATHENS, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two Turkish military servicemen were arrested after crossing into northeastern Greece on Sunday and were returned to Turkey, Greece's Defense Ministry announced.
The first soldier was apprehended shortly before noon near Feres village, some 150 meters from the land border separating Greece and Turkey, according to an e-mailed press statement from the ministry.
The second one was found approximately three hours later.
In written testimonies to Greek authorities, the first Turkish serviceman said that he crossed the border by mistake and the second one stated that he was looking for his colleague, according to the press announcement.
The two men were returned to Turkish authorities by sunset.
In a similar incident in March, two Greek soldiers had mistakenly crossed into Turkey and were arrested by Turkish authorities and detained for several weeks on suspicions of espionage.
The case had caused tension between the two neighboring countries, but eventually they were released and returned to Greece on August 14 with both sides expressing hope for improved cooperation in the future to boost stability in the region.
