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Crime
Two Killed in Mafia Style Execution at Athens Café
Two Albanian men, aged 41 and 44 years old, were shot dead in an execution-style killing by an unknown person late on Sunday at a café in the Athens district of Nea Smyrni.
A 31-year-old woman sitting at a nearby...
Crime
Greek Police Receive Bodycams After Brutality Incident in Athens
Athens police have now been assigned bodycams after their use of batons on protestors at a demonstration over Covid-19 restrictions.
Greece
Greek PM Mitsotakis Decries Influence of Social Media After Police Videos
Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis decried the influence of social media, especially with the youth, saying it was “bad for our democracy.”
Greece
Athens Riot: Suspect in Attack on Police Officer Arrested
Police have arrested a suspect over the brutal attack at a police officer during the riot in the Athens suburb of Nea Smyrni on Tuesday evening.
Greek News
Senseless Violence in Athens Condemned by Greek Politicians
Greek political parties condemned the senseless violence that broke out in Athens which resulted in a serious injury to a police officer.
Greek News
Video of Greek Police Beating Citizen Causes Political Firestorm
The video of Greek police beating a man on Sunday in an Athens square that went viral on social media sparked public outrage
Crime
Horrific Murder Stuns Greece
Police are investigating the gruesome murder of a 64-year-old woman by one of her sons in her apartment in Nea Smyrni, Athens.
The body was discovered on Thursday evening after police were alerted by neighbors complaining of a foul smell...
Greece
Father Sets Fire to His Home and Dies with His 2 Children, Leaves Note on Wall
A 45-year-old father on Saturday set fire to his apartment in Athens and died along with his two children after writing on the wall "I'm sick and tired of you all" with a marker.
The man and his two children...
Crime
Fears That Home-Made Explosives Will be Used at Anti-Obama Rallies
An investigation by Greek police ahead of the official visit of United States President Barack Obama found a bag with seven Molotov cocktails on Korai Street in Nea Smyrni, a residential suburb south of the city center. The street...