6 migrants die of cold near border with Turkey

Legal doctor Pavlos Pavlidis, based in the town of Alexandroupolis in northwestern Greece, said the victims were four men and two women, all under the age of 30.

Their identity and nationality are unknown, though it seems that both women are from Africa, Pavlidis told the AP news agency.

The five migrants' bodies were found over the weekend, and the sixth was discovered on December 5,”, Pavlidis said.

The bodies of two women were found near the Marica River, which runs along much of the land border between Greece and Turkey. The men were found on a hilly ground, the Kosovo Press broadcasts.

All are believed to have entered the country illegally from Turkey. Although most of Turkey's migrants to Greece use the sea route, on untrustworthy small ships, many of them choose land route