Afroditi Nestora

Vagia Nestora, a 72-year-old woman, is in the news following her death from injuries sustained in a suspected arson attack. She was the mother of a politician from Greece's ruling New Democracy party. Nestora suffered extensive burns and multiple organ failure after an explosion and fire at her apartment building in Thessaloniki. This incident is part of a series of attacks that have targeted officials of the governing party. Greek anti-terrorist police have arrested three individuals in connection with these recent attacks, including one that resulted in Nestora's death and another that killed a woman in a car explosion. The arrests were made in Thessaloniki and on the island of Crete, indicating a broader scope to the ongoing investigation into these violent acts.