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Greek Police Officer Commits Suicide in Bar

A Greek police officer who had recently broken up with his fiancée committed suicide in Menidi, near Athens. The young man decided to end his life because he could not overcome the separation. The 28-year-old officer who worked for the...

Man Arrested For Deceiving Elderly, Including Greek Health Minister's Mother

A man who has spent years deceiving elderly Greeks – among them the mother of Health Minister Makis Voridis – has just been arrested in the Menidi of Attica following a chase with police officers. The minister of health's mother...

Bad Weather in Greece Causes Blackouts

Many areas in Athens, Greece are without electricity today, due to the abrupt weather change and the strong winds that started Monday evening. In Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio in Attica, as well as in the Rio-Antirio crossing in Western Greece,...

Indian Immigrant Found Dead in Acharnae

An immigrant from India was found dead at 09:10 on the morning of September 30 in a hut where he was living on St Iviskou in Acharnae (otherwise called Menidi, in the northwest part of the Attic plain, south...

Roma Set Fire in Menidi

The decision of the Municipality of Acharne in Athens to demolish illegal properties in the area, most of which belong to the Roma, caused their intense reaction. The tension lasted 24 hours. The Mayor of Acharne, Sotiris Douros, said that...