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Greek Policeman Severely Injured by Hooligans at Athens Volleyball Match
Greek hooligans attacked the riot police outside an Athens volleyball arena on Thursday evening causing severe injuries to an officer who is fighting for his life.
State ERT television said a flare shot by a hooligan severed a thigh artery...
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Terrorist Attack in Ankara, Turkey Leaves Two Injured
A terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey has left two policemen injured. Two terrorists detonated a device in Kizilay, a business area of Ankara. One of the offenders blew himself up, while the other was neutralized, according to Turkey's Interior...
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Six People Shot Dead Near Athens in Mafia-Style Execution
Six individuals were shot dead in a coastal town near Athens, according to Greek police reports on Monday. Greek public television ERT suggested the incident may be related to a conflict between organized criminal factions.
All the victims, identified as...
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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...
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Roma Teen Shot by Greek Police in Thessaloniki Last Week Dies
The 16-year-old Roma who was shot by Greek police last Monday in Thessaloniki sparking nationwide protests died on Tuesday morning, the hospital announced.
Kostas Fragoulis was hospitalized at the Hippocrates Hospital of Thessaloniki and remained in critical condition with a...
Greek News
Riots Spread to Athens Following Police Shooting of Roma Youth
A Greek policeman was shot in the head on Tuesday during riots in the Roma district of Menidi west of Athens.
He was rushed to the hospital where surgeons removed shrapnel under the eye. He was discharged on Wednesday. He...
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Greece Launches Panic Button Amid Wave of Femicides
Greece is putting the panic button into law, introducing a bill to be voted on today on November 17th in the plenary session of the Parliament.
The program is provided for by an amendment submitted to the bill of the Ministry...
Greek News
Greece Kicks-off Three Day Celebration of the Polytechnic Uprising
A three-day celebration on the anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic uprising kicked off in Greece on Tuesday an annual event that commemorates the students who rose against the military junta.
On Tuesday, the Athens Polytechnic, or the National Technical University...
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Arkansas Police Officers Caught on Video Beating Suspect
Arkansas police launched an investigation on Sunday into the beating of a suspect under arrest, an incident caught on video.
Three Arkansas policemen were suspended over the video widely circulated on social media. The video depicts three law enforcement officers...
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Mosquito Helps Police Arrest Burglar
In China, two dead mosquitoes have helped police arrest a burglar after they bit and drank his blood which was then used in DNA testing to find him.
On June 11th at around 1 pm, a thief broke into a...