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US to Issue Reward for Terrorist Christodoulos Xeros
US officials are considering the possibility of issuing a bounty in order to arrest "17 November" terrorist group member Christodoulos Xeros, who escaped from custody earlier this year. This emerged after the meeting of Greek Public Order Minister Vasilis...
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Fugitive Christodoulos Xeros Reappears With Manifesto (updated)
November 17th member and now fugitive, Christodoulos Xeros has reappeared with a two page manifesto and video posted on Athens Indymedia. All traces of Xeros were lost early January after he was granted a nine day prison furlough.
Xeros begins...
Greece
DNA of Greek Robber Linked to Nov. 17 Terrorist Safehouse
DNA belonging to a man arrested in northern Greece recently for breaking into ATM banking machines was found in evidence collected from a house where convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xiros was hiding for a year, police said on...
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Second N17 Killer Transferred from High-Security Athens Jail
A controversial decision by the Greek prison authorities to transfer November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas to a prison farm has been followed by the transfer of another convicted N17 member, Christodoulos Xiros.
Xiros, 59, -- convicted of six murders connected to the...
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U.S. State Department Report Calls Greece's Sea Border 'Vulnerable'
The U.S. State Department annual report on terrorism calls Greece's sea border "vulnerable" and Greek identification documents "easy to forge."
The report for 2015 that was published on Thursday says that terrorism in Greece has been limited to small terrorist...
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Terrorist Maziotis Seen Behind Bank Heist
Greek police said they believe that escaped terrorist Nikos Maziotis, who claimed responsibility for last month’s car bomb attack outside a Bank of Greece office in Athens, also led a bank robbery in the Peloponnese.
Citing the results of forensic...
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Greece Moves To Tighten Prisoner Furloughs
The Greek government is planning tougher conditions for furloughs for hardened criminals, following repeated instances of notorious terrorists walking away from prison after a holiday leave or disappearing after being released from pre-trial detention.
The government sent a draft bill...
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Stricter Furlough Terms For Terrorists
With two convicted terrorists let out of jail on the loose and police fearing they will return to violence, Greece is planning tougher conditions before criminals convicted of serious offenses can be given breaks from their sentences.
A draft bill...
Greece
November 17 Terrorist Xeros Gets Additional Defense Time for Breakout
Convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros on Friday was given additional time to prepare his defense on his breakout plan and alleged help to members of Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire anarchist group escape.
Xeros requested more time to...
Greece
Xeros Caught in the Midst of Planning Bombs for Pre-election Terrorist Hits
Arrested terrorist Christodoulos Xeros was in the midst of planning several bomb attacks on politicians, judges and financiers, according to a Greek police report.
In one of Xeros' hideouts in Loutraki, police found 45 explosive mechanisms inside Tupperware containers and...
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Police Put Xeros, Mazios Behind Bank Blast
A car bomb that exploded outside a Bank of Greece office in downtown Athens on April 10 was likely the work of two terrorists from different groups who are on the loose, police said.
Authorities said the device may have...
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Heists Netted Terrorists 10M Euro Bankroll
Greek law enforcement officials fear that two terrorists on the loose have plenty of cash to buy guns and explosives and begin a new reign of violence after estimating that guerrilla groups over the years have stolen about 10...
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Prosecutors Who Released Xeros Prosecuted
Two prosecutors who authorized the first – and last – furlough for convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros who vanished earlier this month, are facing charges of negligence for their role in releasing a man serving six life sentences...
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Xeros Working With Cells of Fire
Greece's anti-terrorist police, hunting for escaped November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros now have to worry that he's teamed up with colleagues from the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fires, after having associated with them while he was in prison...
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Xeros Vows To Kill Political Leaders
Convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros, who walked away from a furlough he was given despite serving six life sentence for six assassinations warned in a video he posted that he's gunning for political leaders from the ruling New...