Three Arrested in Greece Over Attacks on Politicians, Including Fatal Explosion
Quick Look
- Greek police arrested three individuals in Thessaloniki and Crete in connection with recent attacks on ruling party politicians, including a fatal car explosion on July 1 that killed a woman.
- Two more people were later detained over a 2010 firebomb attack.
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Why It Matters
Greek police have arrested individuals in connection with recent attacks targeting ruling party politicians, including a fatal car explosion and a 2010 firebomb attack.
Police in Greece on Friday said they had arrested three people in connection with attacks this month that targeted ruling party politicians, killing a woman in a car explosion.
Hours later, two more people were held over a 2010 deadly firebomb attack that left three dead.
In the recent case, “three individuals have been arrested” by anti-terror police in Thessaloniki and the island of Crete, the police said in a statement.
The July 1 attacks at dawn in the northern city of Thessaloniki targeted the homes and vehicles of three politicians from Greece’s ruling New Democracy party with home-made gas canister explosives.
The mother of former party candidate Afroditi Nestora died from injuries caused by an explosion, apparently while trying to put out the fire.
The attack also injured Nestora, her father and two other people.
Open Questions
- What is the motive behind the attacks?
- Are there more suspects?
- What is the connection between the recent and past attacks?
