U.S., Sept. 21 -- Tourists on this Greek island got scared and got on their cell phones to get information and see what happened. A little later, they picked up the towels and umbrellas from the beach and left for their rooms, while those who were sleeping woke up to the deafening sound of warplanes" the tourist agent of the island, Konstantinos Papoutsis, described to the local paper.

Early Monday afternoon, travel agencies were filled with noisy tourists and visitors who were wanting a return ticket for the first boat to Rhodes. Phones are "broken" in the travel agencies of the remote island.

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