Guatemalan man hiding in plane wheel, arrived safely

A Guatemalan stowaway who hid in the landing gear of an American Airlines plane flying to Miami, Florida, United States, arrived safely on Saturday.

After the plane landed, the 26-year-old man was immediately handed over to the US immigration office and taken to a hospital for a medical check-up.

The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) confirmed the incident in a statement, said Miami TV station WTVJ, which showed a video of the man at Miami International Airport shortly after landing.

The video uploaded by the "Only in Dade" account on Instagram shows the stowaway looking confused but unhurt.

He was sitting beside the plane on the tarmac in jeans, short t-shirt, jacket and boots when the ground crew approached him and asked if he would like a drink.

In a statement the CPB said officers at Miami Airport arrested a man who had tried to evade inspection by hiding in the landing gear booth of a plane from Guatemala on Saturday morning.

"The man was evaluated by emergency medical services and taken to hospital for a medical examination," the CPB said. "This incident is being investigated."

American Airlines said in a statement that flight 1182 from Guatemala City to Miami arrived after 10 a.m. local time and "

The airline did not provide details, only saying it was assisting the investigation.

Guatemala-Miami flight takes about two and a half hours.

Immigration attorney Angel Leal told WTVJ that the stowaway would be detained by CPB pending an immediate transfer warrant.

About 1.7 million migrants from Guatemala have been arrested or driven from US borders over the past year. Many of them are fleeing gang violence and poverty.

US Navy ship arrives at Dada Agach Island, Greece To support the military exercises “Atlantic Resilience” 

Greek media reports announced, on Saturday, the arrival of the US military transport ship "ARC Independence", to the port of "Dada Agach" island, northeastern Greece.

The Greek news website Evros News stated that the ship "ARC Independence" arrived at the port of "Dada Agach", carrying a large number of helicopters and military vehicles.

He explained that the purpose of the ship's arrival is to support the military exercises called "Atlantic Resolve".

He pointed out that this is not the first time that US military ships have arrived at the port of "Dada Agach" island, to bring vehicles to the region or return them.

And the news site talked about the arrival of other military ships belonging to Washington, to the port of the island, in the coming days (without giving details).

It is worth noting that Greek newspapers indicated that there were protests against allowing the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to use the port area.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Greece has turned into a US military base, saying: "There are many US bases in Greece. When we put them all together, a picture emerges that Greece has turned into a US military base."

Erdogan indicated that Turkey is among the seven major NATO countries in terms of the number of troops and financial support, pointing out that Greece does not have this situation.