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Cyprus Serial Killer Convicted; Sentenced to Seven Life Sentences
Nikos Metaxas, the National Guard Officer who was accused of murdering five women and two girls in Cyprus, was convicted on Monday afternoon in a Nicosia court and sentenced to serve seven life sentences for his crimes.
As Cyprus' Public Broadcasting Corporation...
Crime
Body of Six-Year Old Victim of Cyprus Serial Killer Found in Memi Lake
A body belonging to another one of the seven victims of Nikos Metaxas, alleged to be the Cypriot serial killer, was found on Wednesday afternoon in the area of Xyliato, inside Memi Lake.
The body of a six-year old girl...
Crime
The Greek Jail that Became a Library
The authorities on the island of Crete recently found an innovative way to reuse the former jail for the city of Chania, in order to make it useful for society once again.
The Cretans managed to convert their disused prison...
Greece
Athens' Exarchia Witnesses Fresh Clashes Between Anarchists and Police
Very early on Friday morning, Athens' downtown district of Exarchia witnessed yet another series of clashes between so-called Anarchists and police forces.
A group of approximately twenty-five men came from nearby streets and threw Molotov cocktails at a unit of riot police...
Crime
Burglars Steal €1 Million in Cinematic Heist in Metamorphosis
The headquarters of a company based in the Athens suburb of Metamorphosis was robbed during the early hours of Thursday, according to Greek media reports.
The sophisticated burglars managed to deactivate all the alarms that were placed in the building and...
Greece
Athens Felonies Court Reduces Sentence of Anarchist Nikos Romanos
The five-Member Felonies Appeal Court in Athens decided on Monday afternoon to reduce the sentence of convicted Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos from 18 to 14 years.
Romanos, a close friend of the late Alexandros Grigoropoulos, the fifteen-year old teenager who was...
Greece
Molotov Cocktails Thrown At Police Station, Journalist's Car in Athens
A group of approximately ten people wearing hooded sweatshirts attacked the Kaisariani police station throwing Molotov cocktails at around four o'clock in the morning local time (02:00 GMT+1), only two hours after the car belonging to the famous Greek...
Crime
Rocks Thrown at Police Squad, One Police Officer Injured in Athens' Exarchia Neighborhood
One police officer was injured on Sunday afternoon after a group of people threw rocks at members of Police's DIAS unit near Athens' Exarchia neighborhood.
The incident took place around 4:45 pm local time after two police officers tried to...
Crime
Petrol Bombs Thrown at SYRIZA Party Offices in Central Athens
A group of reportedly young people wearing hoodies threw petrol bombs at the ruling SYRIZA party offices in Central Athens on Saturday night.
Right after midnight local time, the group threw a series of petrol bombs at the stationed unit...
Greece
Europol to Install Unit in Greece's Evros to Tackle Migrant Smuggling
It was announced on Wednesday that Europol will dispatch a mobile unit with a number of expert officers to assist the local Greek Police (ELAS) in Evros to tackle the increasing incidence of migrant smuggling from Turkey.
The Europol decision...