ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the release from a Turkish prison of two Greek soldiers (all times local):
3:30 a.m. Wednesday
A government jet carrying two Greek soldiers freed after spending months in a Turkish prison has landed in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
The men’s release Tuesday evening eased relations between the neighbors and historic regional rivals, and Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said he phoned his Turkish counterpart to express his satisfaction and invite him to visit Greece.
They had been arrested on March 1 after crossing the heavily militarized land border, for illegally entering Turkey. Greece strongly protested their long detention, saying they had accidentally