A major police manhunt is under way for the two gunmen that hijacked an undercover police car in Palaio Faliro, south of Athens on Friday night.
According to reports, the gunmen approached the driver who was wearing civilian clothes, disarmed him and drove off.
The incident happened outside the Village cinema complex.
Police sources say that it is likely that the gunmen did not realize that the vehicle was a police car.
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