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German man, 55, dies after jumping from Athens police station window

A 55-year-old German tourist died in the early hours of Sunday morning after he jumped out of a window in the Omonia Police Station in central Athens.

The man reportedly jumped from a window on the second floor of the building and suffered serious head injuries.

According to official police report the man was held in “protective custody” due to drunkenness.

According to Greek Police, a police patrol was called out before midnight on Saturday to pick up a drunken man from a car park in Omonia.

Police found the 55-year-old at the scene and took him to the Omonia Police Station in protective custody.

While at the police station, police sources said, the man jumped out of a window and suffered serious head injuries.

With an ambulance, he was rushed to a hospital in downtown Athens but died shortly after his arrival.

An inquiry into the incident is being carried out by the Omonia Security Police Department.

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