Turkish soldiers targeted German officials and fired at least one shot. It is unclear where the bullet went. The news emerged from an internal document of the European border protection agency Frontex, which was made available to German media outlet SPIEGEL. The German Ministry of the Interior confirmed the incident. A Turkish soldier fired a shot at 19:15 on Tuesday evening when German officials were on the other side of the border. Source Greekcitytimes (Der Spiegel)
Several British politicians criticized HSBC Holdings Plc’s support for China’s sweeping proposed security legislation for Hong Kong, soon after the global lender’s top executive in Asia publicly showed his support for Beijing.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the governing U.K. Conservatives’ house leader, said London-based HSBC may be more closely “aligned with the Chinese government than Her Majesty’s government.” Source Bloomberg
Police have raided 40 hate-speech suspects across 12 German states as probes continue into the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Lübcke. Internet posts were made before and after he was shot dead in June last year. Frankfurt-based federal prosecutors liaising with investigators in 12 of Germany’s 16 regional states staged raids Thursday on 40 suspects accused of posting “criminally relevant comments” about Walter Lübcke. Source Deutsche Welle
Turkey on Thursday rescued 85 migrants and refugees, including a number of women and children, who were pushed back by Greek forces into Turkish territorial waters, according to security sources. Source Daily Sabah
