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Greek Police Find Cache of Weapons in Athens; Three Suspects Arrested

Greek anti-terrorist police arrested three people late on Wednesday after weapons and explosives were discovered in separate locations in the district of Koukaki, Athens. Police say that the three suspects, known for their connections to extremist groups, were two men,...

Ceremony at St. Nicholas Shrine at Ground Zero Commemorates 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Archbishop Elpidophoros, the leader of all the Greek Orthodox faithful in the Americas, officiated at a moving ceremony in front of the rebuilt St. Nicholas Shrine today, the nineteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. At...

Firebomb Attack Causes Minor Damages on Greece's Kathimerini and SKAI Building

The building of Greece's Kathimerini newspaper, as well as SKAI television and radio stations, was attacked by unknown individuals in the early hours of Saturday in southern Athens. The attack took place approximately at three o'clock in the morning local...

Police Discover Arsenal of Heavy Weapons at Athens House

According to Greek police, an entire arsenal of heavy weapons was found on Thursday morning at a house in Sepolia, central Athens, during an ongoing operation by the Counter-Terrorism Service. Additional weapons were also found in another house in Exarchia,...

Mass Shooting in Germany Leaves at Least Nine Dead

A gunman opened fire on two shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau, killing at least eight people and injuring several others, police say. The shootings took place around 22:00 (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday. In both places the...

Turkey to Deport Suspected Jihadist Stranded at Greek Border to the US

A suspected ISIS terrorist from the United States stranded on the Turkish-Greek border for the last four days will be sent to the US, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on Thursday. A written statement released by the ministry said that necessary...

Greek Terror Suspects Remanded in Custody on Tuesday

Two suspects accused of participating in the terror group "Revolutionary Self Defense" were on Tuesday remanded into custody after testifying before an examining magistrate in Athens. The two suspects, aged 41 and 45, were arrested last Saturday during a major...

Greek Police Discover Rifles, Machine Gun, Grenades at Suspected Terrorist Hideout

Greek police forces say that the sophisticated weaponry uncovered at a suspected terrorist hideout in Athens on Saturday was destined to be used for at least two separate attacks. According to police sources, the group planned to use the AK-47...

Large Anti-Terror Operation Underway in Athens; 3 Arrested So Far

A large anti-terror police operation has been underway in Greece since Friday, it was made public on Saturday afternoon. Thus far, two men and a woman have been arrested. The two men are accused of taking part in terrorist acts...

US State Department: Greece 'Cooperative' in Fighting Terrorism Last Year

The Greek government has been cooperative in the United States counterterrorism efforts in 2018, the U.S. Department of State annual report on terrorism says. The report says that Greece has improved its tools and information exchange to screen undocumented migrants...