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Crime
Vandals Deface Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris' Apartment
Unknown individuals vandalized the house of Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris on Wednesday night.
The perpetrators broke into the apartment building entrance, went up to the floor of Boutaris' apartment and spray-painted on his door in red. They also spray-painted the...
Australia
Greek-Australian Doctor Killed By Shark
Thirty-three-year-old Greek Australian doctor Daniel Christidis was killed by a shark on November 6th, along Australia's famous Great Barrier Reef, after going for a five-day cruise with his friends through the Whitsunday islands, according to Police Inspector Steve O'Connell.
Christidis...
Crime
Athens: Police Officers Injured Following Attack
Two police officers were injured when responding to an altercation at the intersection of Kifissou and Petrou Ralli avenues in Athens on Thursday night.
A car in which two drunk men were traveling was stopped for an inspection, after the...
Crime
Canadian Embassy in Athens Attacked by 'Rubicon' Anarchists Group with Sledgehammers and Paint
According to Ekathimerini Newspaper, early on Sunday morning, the Canadian Embassy in the northern Athenian suburb of Halandri was attacked by a group of around 10 people.
Soon after the attack, the 'Rubicon' Anarchists group took credit for it, making the...
Crime
Police Officer Among Suspects of Mob Attack Against Greek Mayor
An off-duty police officer was identified and charged for the attack by a group of extreme nationalists against mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris last Saturday.
The 44-year-old officer was identified by video footage of the assault that took place in...
Crime
Greek Police Arrest 4 Over Violent Attack on Thessaloniki Mayor
Police in Greece have arrested four people as suspects in a violent mob attack that left the mayor of Thessaloniki hospitalized.
About a dozen people set upon Mayor Yiannis Boutaris at a Saturday ceremony honoring Greek victims of the Pontian Genocide. He...
Crime
Masked Attackers Storm Greek University Lecture
A group of about 10 hooded assailants stormed a class at the University of Piraeus on Thursday and threw paint at the lecturer.
The incident occurred during a lecture by Professor Mary Bosi at the Department of International Studies.
The hooded...
Crime
Gang Attacks Athens Publishing House
A publishing house and a diplomatic car were attacked in central Athens on Friday, according to local media reports.
The incident on Friday afternoon took place in the capital's Kolonaki district.
A group of around 20 masked people reportedly broke into...
Australia
A Greek Australian is the First Fatality of the Melbourne Attack
The man accused of mowing down pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD, now faces a murder charge following the death of 83-year-old Antonios Crocaris, on Friday 29 December.
Mr Crocaris had been in hospital since 21 December, when he was hit by...
Greece
Gunmen Attack Police Outside PASOK Offices in Athens
Two armed assailants opened fire against the main offices of opposition PASOK party and police officers guarding the building, just before 8pm local time.
According to eye-witnesses, the assailants sprayed the building at Charilaos Trikoupis street in the center of...