Manhunt Launched in Athens for 89-Year-Old Suspect After Double Shooting Leaves Five Injured
Attacker opened fire at social security agency and courthouse in separate locations before fleeing; police investigate possible taxi use between sites
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- Police in Athens are searching for an 89-year-old suspect after a double shooting at a social security agency in Kerameikos and a courthouse in Ambelokipi left five people injured.
- The attacker first wounded an employee at the social security office, then travelled approximately 5km to the courthouse where four women were slightly injured, before fleeing the scene with a shotgun concealed under his coat.
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Warum es wichtig ist
This is a rare double shooting incident in central Athens involving an elderly suspect. The attacks occurred at two distinct locations separated by approximately 5km, with the suspect fleeing between sites. Greek authorities have not disclosed a possible motive.
A manhunt has been launched in Athens for an 89-year-old suspect following a double shooting which left five people injured, according to police and local media reports. The attacker initially opened fire at a social security agency in Kerameikos on Tuesday, wounding an employee in the leg, police say. He then travelled to a courthouse around 5km (3.1 miles) away in Ambelokipi, where a further four people were reportedly injured, before fleeing the scene and leaving behind a shotgun, authorities add. There is a heavy police presence at both locations and the motive for the shooting is not yet clear. According to local media reports, the attacker entered the buildings with a shotgun concealed under his coat. State broadcaster ERT showed surveillance footage of the suspect calmly leaving the building on foot - with police investigating the possibility he had caught a taxi to the second location. "I saw the whole thing... he was firing at the ground," one eyewitness told state news agency ANA. "Four women working at the small claims court were slightly injured," the head of the judiciary employees' union in Athens, Stratis Dounias, told the broadcaster. ERT reported the five people - a man and four women - were left with non-life-threatening injuries in the shootings.
Offene Fragen
- What is the motive for the shooting?
- Where is the suspect currently?
- Why did the suspect target these specific locations?
- Was the suspect known to police prior to this incident?
