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Far-Left Group Claims Responsibility of Grenade Attack on French Embassy in Greece
Far-left group Organisation of Revolutionary Autodefence on Monday claimed responsibility for Thursday's grenade attack on the French Embassy in Athens, injuring a police officer on duty.
In a long statement posted on anarchist website Indymedia, the group explains the reasons...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos Sends Condolences to Erdogan for Gaziantep Terror Attack
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos expressed his sincere condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday for the “barbaric and heinous” terrorist attack in city of Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, which killed 50 people and injured dozens.
The general secretary of...
Greece
Greece Condemns Istanbul Terrorist Attack
The Greek Foreign Ministry has condemned Tuesday’s terrorist attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport that left at least 41 people dead and 147 injured.
"Disgusted and appalled by the new terrorist attack in Istanbul. We stand by our neighbors, our...
Crime
Greek Foreign Ministry Condemns Deadly Attack in Ankara
Greece’s foreign ministry strongly condemned the deadly blast in the Turkish capital on Wednesday evening, describing it as a “heinous attack” in a post on the ministry’s Twitter account.
“We grieve with our neighbors the victims of Ankara blast....
Greece
Greek Leadership Extends Condolences Over Istanbul Terrorist Attack
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos conveyed his condolences to the German Ambassador to Greece and the victims' families of Tuesday's terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey.
A close Pavlopoulos aide at the presidency called German envoy Peter Schoof and conveyed...
Crime
Five Far-Right Wing Supporters Arrested for Preparing Terrorist Attack
Greek police officers uncovered an armory full of explosives in Messinia, Greece, belonging to five men who were planning a terrorist attack. The men were arrested after detonating two low-power bombs which helped the police locate them.
One of the...
Crime
Greek-American Soldier Overpowers Gunman in France
A man attacked civilians on a French high-speed train (TGV) traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, on August 21. The gunman wounded three people before being overpowered by the passengers, including a Greek-American soldier Alek Skarlatos.
The train eventually stopped at...
Greece
Populous Greek Delegation in Paris Participates in Solidarity March
Heads of state and the European Union leadership, along with millions of people, attended today the solidarity march in Paris for the victims of the multiple Islamist attacks. At the same time, the security measures were draconian, as some 2,200...
Greece
Xeros Caught in the Midst of Planning Bombs for Pre-election Terrorist Hits
Arrested terrorist Christodoulos Xeros was in the midst of planning several bomb attacks on politicians, judges and financiers, according to a Greek police report.
In one of Xeros' hideouts in Loutraki, police found 45 explosive mechanisms inside Tupperware containers and...
Greece
Charlie Hebdo's Last Cartoon About Greece
Georges Wolinski was one of the four cartoonists slain by terrorists in Paris yesterday. One of the last sketches the French artist drew was about Greece.
The cartoon's theme is the possibility that Greece may be out of the Eurozone in 2015. It...