More migrants arrive in Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey

Migrants arrived on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos in an engine-less dinghy on Saturday, having been spotted and accompanied by a Greek Navy frigate in the area.

They arrived as thousands of migrants gathered at the Turkish border with Greece overnight and into Saturday, playing a cat-and-mouse game with Greek border patrols which try to prevent them from entering Europe.

Greek authorities also fired tear gas to repulse attempts by the crowd to push through the border between Friday and Saturday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country's borders with Europe were open

Turkey hosts around 3.6 million Syrian refugees and under a 2016 deal with the European Union agreed to step up efforts to halt the flow of refugees to Europe.

Since then, Ankara repeatedly threatened to "open the gates" in several disputes with European states.