A fast-moving wildfire broke out Saturday evening near the suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, the country’s fire service said, and residents of three small suburbs north of the city were told to evacuate.
Three pre-dawn firebomb attacks apparently targeting the residences of members of Greece’s governing conservative New Democracy party have left five people hospitalized, authorities said Wednesday.
Authorities in Greece on Saturday detained 313 people in a raid on the university campus of the country’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after riot police were attacked by mobs of people hurling more than 100 Molotov cocktails.
Riots broke out in Athens as thousands of people protested in response to the soaring inflation rates befalling the country.
A 48-year-old man, wanted for the last year and a half by Greek police for membership in a far-left terrorist group, was arrested as he attempted to flee after allegedly robbing a bank.
Two Pakistani nationals transporting a group of illegal immigrants were arrested by Greek police this week after a car chase in Thessaloniki.
Far-leftists in Thessaloniki have posted names and addresses of 21 Greek police officers online, calling for violence against the officers and stating that they are “at war”.
A demonstrator at a protest in the Greek city of Thessaloniki was accidentally set on fire after far-left anarchists hit him in the leg with a Molotov cocktail. The incident took place earlier this week at a protest against allowing
Greek churches in Thessaloniki have been accused of making secret lists of worshipers to help them get around Wuhan coronavirus restrictions and kiss church icons.
A teenager was sentenced to six months in prison for organising a New Year’s Day party in violation of Greece’s lockdown measures.
Greek police arrested a 35-year-old man, who had tested positive for coronavirus, for breaking quarantine rules to deal drugs.
Greek police in Thessaloniki arrested 51 far-left Antifa anarchist extremists who attacked officers following a demonstration in the city on Wednesday night.
Greek police say they found weapons and explosives in an Antifa anarchist squat in the city of Thessaloniki, saying the squat was being used as a base to plot attacks against police and political opponents. Police raided the Terra Incognita
Two Pakistani migrants have been sentenced to 14 and nine years in prison after they kidnapped a 17-year-old, blackmailed, and raped him.
Greek police arrested a 36-year-old migrant man from Kazakhstan on suspicion of stealing €50,000 (£46,000/$56,000) worth of goods from churches.
Greek police arrested two far-left extremists after the pair attempted to bomb the house of a conservative former Minister of State.
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) – Greek police say they have arrested two Pakistani migrant traffickers operating from Turkey.
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