Greek anti-terrorist police arrest 3 for deadly bombings targeting politicians
Police linked the arrests to a predawn attack that killed a 72-year-old woman and injured four others, authorities said.
- Greek anti-terrorism police arrested three people for a series of firebombings targeting homes linked to the ruling New Democracy party in Thessaloniki.
- A 72-year-old woman, mother of a New Democracy parliamentary candidate, died from burns sustained in one of the attacks, which wounded four others.
- The attackers used gas canisters set on fire outside three buildings, with the third attack causing blasts and injuries.
- The suspects arrested are connected to the third attack that resulted in fatalities and injuries, marking a rare deadly political attack in Greece.
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Greek anti-terrorism police on Friday arrested three people in connection with a series of arson attacks against conservative party politicians, officials said.
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The CSR JournalThree held in Greece over deadly bomb attacks targeting ruling party politicians
Greece's anti-terrorism forces have taken swift action, detaining three individuals believed to be behind a wave of firebomb assaults targeting members of the ruling New Democracy party. Among the attacks was a tragic explosion in Thessaloniki, which claimed the life of a parliamentary candidate's mother. These arrests not only demonstrate the government's resolve to seek justice but also underscore Greece's challenging history with political ex…
"Terrorism cannot and should never be tolerated in a democratic society," noted Aphrodite Nestora and publicly thanked the Greek Police.
According to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the terrorist act was directed against a conservative politician and her mother was killed.
The attacks killed the mother of a ruling party politician and injured four other people.
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