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Burglars Attack Kiffisia Mayor in Athens

Giorgos Thomakos, the mayor of Kifissia suburb in Athens, Greece, was the victim of an armed robbery. According to preliminary information from the Greek Police, armed burglars broke into the mayor’s home and after they tied him and his wife, they took...

Man Kills Sister and Brother-in-Law Near Athens

Two siblings fighting over inheritance issues were involved in a crime that took place today in Korydallos, in Piraeus, Greece. The incident which occurred today, February 10 early in the morning resulted in the murder of two people. The tragic...

Greek Police Rescue Seven Irregular Migrants Trapped on Islet in Evros

A police and emergency rescue unit (EMAK) succeeded in extricating seven irregular migrants from an islet in the Evros River in northern Greece where they had been abandoned by a migrant trafficker. Authorities used two boats to transport the migrants...

Police Find 'Group of Popular Fighters' Statement Claiming Responsibility for Israeli Embassy Attack

Greek Police early on Wednesday found a statement claiming the responsibility for the armed attack against the Embassy of Israel in a garbage bin in the Athens suburb of Nea Smyrni, Greece. According to the police, the responsibility was claimed...

Greek Deputy Citizen Protection Minister: Chemicals are not for Chasing Pensioners and Teachers

Greek Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Panousis announced the disengagement of 1,500 to 2,000 police officers used for guarding person-targets. "The policeman in the neighborhood and foot patrols will continue to exist," he said to Greece's VIMA FM on Monday. On a question regarding the use...

Xeros' Alleged Associate Angeliki Arrested in Thessaloniki

Christodoulos Xeros’ alleged accomplice, Angeliki, was arrested on Wednesday morning, January 28, outside the post office of Epanomi, a Thessaloniki suburb in northern Greece . Police had been looking for the 22-year-old university student since Xeros’ arrest on January 3,...

'Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei' Plot to Assassinate Xeros Uncovered, Greek Police Says

An assassination attempt against their alleged associate, convicted terrorist and former “November 17” member Christodoulos Xeros, were plotting imprisoned members of radical anarchist organization Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei (SPF). According to Greek Police chief Dimitris Tsaknakis, in a press conference held...

Police Shed Light on 'Greek Mafia' Prison Operations

After the information provided by the cousin of Panagiotis Vlastos -- mastermind of Greece's largest criminal organization -- police are trying to shed light on the modus operandi of the "Greek mafia." "It is a labyrinthine mafia that in the past...

Greek Police Arrest Xeros' Associate

Another one of Christodoulos Xeros’ associates was arrested on Wednesday, January 21 by officers of the Greek Anti-terrorist Unit in Glyfada, Athens. A warrant for his arrest had been issued by the Greek magistrate, on the charges of belonging...

Greece to Extradite Algerian National Linked to Belgium Attack

A Greek prosecutor has ordered earlier today the immediate extradition of a 33-year-old Algerian man, arrested on the basis of a European warrant issued Monday by Belgian authorities, who may be linked to a foiled Islamist militant plot to...