The migrants were taken to the island of Patmos, while one of them was arrested on suspicion of belonging to a smuggling ring. Greek officials have blamed the increase in arrivals largely on conflicts in Africa that are adding pressure on the main smuggling routes to Europe.Human rights groups have accused Greece of carrying out illegal summary deportations to Turkey of people who managed to reach Greek shores. Athens has strongly denied that. 

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