Greek police arrest 2 people over 2010 fatal arson attack on Athens bank

Greek anti-terror police have arrested three individuals in connection with recent attacks targeting ruling party politicians. These attacks, which occurred on July 1st in Thessaloniki, involved homemade gas canister explosives targeting the homes and vehicles of three New Democracy party politicians. The explosions resulted in the death of a woman, identified as the mother of a former party candidate, who sustained fatal injuries while attempting to extinguish a fire. The incident also injured the former candidate, her father, and two others. Separately, two more people were apprehended for a deadly 2010 firebomb attack that claimed three lives.

Greek anti-terrorist police have arrested three individuals in connection with a series of firebomb attacks targeting members of the governing New Democracy party in Thessaloniki. The predawn bombings on July 1 resulted in the death of a 72-year-old woman, the mother of parliamentary candidate Afroditi Nestora, and injured four others. The deceased was killed when a crude bomb exploded under her car. Two other attacks that night caused property damage but no injuries. The arrests include a 29-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman suspected of involvement in the fatal bombing, along with a third man accused of harboring them. The investigation into potential accomplices is ongoing, highlighting Greece's history of politically motivated violence.

Greek police have arrested two individuals in connection with a 2010 firebomb attack on a Marfin Egnatia Bank branch in Athens. The attack occurred during a large demonstration against austerity measures imposed during Greece's financial crisis. Three bank employees, one man and two women, were trapped and died in the ensuing fire. Some individuals in the crowd outside reportedly shouted for the trapped employees to be left to burn. These arrests mark the first time suspects have been identified in the incident, which authorities reopened an inquiry into in 2020. The Minister for Citizen Protection stated that justice would be administered for the crime.