Tag Archives: Terrorism

The “terrorism suspect” wanted by Greek and US authorities on two Emirates flights on Thursday has been identified and located in Athens, media report on Friday afternoon. He is a Turkish national of Arab origin. Despite the thorough security checks of the passengers bound to Dubai and New York, the …

Read More »

Emirates flight EK209 from Athens to New York has been ordered to divert back to Athens on Thursday night and is flying to Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos accompanied by two F-16 fighter jets, state broadcaster ERT reported at 9:30 in the evening. “This is normal when the code Renegade …

Read More »

A robbery attempt at the AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki on Wednesday morning ended up in the arrest of two men with possible connection to the Greek terror organization “Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire.” The two men, aged 35 and 41, entered the hospital on Wednesday morning with the intention …

Read More »

Special teams of anti-terror squads of Greek Police have defused an explosive device left outside the home of Supreme Court deputy prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos in Vyronas suburb of Athens early Tuesday morning. The bomb was hidden in the trunk of a motorcycle parked outside the prosecutor’s home. Police rushed to …

Read More »

“17. November” convict Savvas Xeros has applied for early release citing high percentage of invalidity. According to his lawyer, Anna Paparousou, Xeros has officially certified disability of 98% “for the rest of his life.” The convict for terrorism could be released on the provisions of Paraskevopoulos Law of 2015 according …

Read More »

Left-wing terrorism is still active in Greece, the Europol says in its “EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2018” after evaluating incidents in 2017. In the same report, the Europol notes that left-wing terrorism is also active in Italy and Spain, even though to a lesser extend. Greece, Italy …

Read More »

The Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ were held in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi last Thursday. Rotting Christ have been arrested in the Eastern European state of Georgia on a terrorism charge, allegedly related to the band’s name. Frontman Sakis Tolis explained in a statement that he and his …

Read More »

Greek authorities brought terrorism charges against nine suspects, Turkish nationals of Kurdish origin. They were arrested in raids operation in three houses on Tuesday, just a week before the official visit of  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Athens. An Athens prosecutor also charged the eight men and one woman …

Read More »

Greek authorities have no indications of a planned terror attack in Greece, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection, Nikos Toskas, said on Sunday. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT TV, Toskas said that Greece is a pillar of stability, security and calm in Europe, when compared to other countries in the area.. …

Read More »

A 22-year-old woman with Belgian citizenship was arrested on suspicion of membership in a terror group. The woman was arrested late Friday night while on a passenger ferry sailing from Italy to Greece, en route Bari-Corfu-Igoumenitsa. The arrest followed a Europol warrant on charges of extremism. The Greek Coast Guard …

Read More »

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. They say Qatar backs militant groups including so-called Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, which Qatar has denied. The dispute with Qatar, the world’s top seller of liquefied natural …

Read More »

German police arrested a Moroccan man charged with helping to plot the deadly ISIS attack in Paris in November 2015. Redouane S., 24, is accused of being part of the terror cell which included ringleader leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud,. He is thought to have rent apartments in Greece and Turkey for …

Read More »

Sharp ideological divides across EU on views about minorities, diversity and national identity. The recent surge of refugees into Europe has featured prominently in the anti-immigrant rhetoric of right-wing parties across the Continent and in the heated debate over the UK’s decision to exit the European Union. At the same …

Read More »

Turkish president President Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday that Turkey would not make changes to its terrorism laws required under a deal to curb migration, and declared: “we’re going our way, you go yours”. His fiery speech will be a blow to any hope in European capitals …

Read More »

A computer and a memory stick with maps of Brussels’ Zaventem Airport was found in a flat in Athens where one of the suspected Paris attacks organisers was staying, Greek private Skai TV revealed on Friday. The revelation comes after the terrorist attacks in Brussels airport and metro and the …

Read More »

This morning in Brussels is the sheer horror: An explosion occurred inside the airport of the Belgian capital at 8:00 a.m, a second followed after fifteen minutes. An hour later, an explosion shakes the metro station of Maalbeek near the EU building and near the Greek EU delegation. Brussels: People …

Read More »

Two people suspected to have links with the ISIS have been arrested in Alexandroupoli town in Northern Greece, near the Greek-Turkish borders. The two men were holders of Swedish passports and had one machete and military uniforms in their luggage. One is of Yemen origin and one from Bosnia. The …

Read More »

Fugitive and convicted “17. November” member Christodoulos Xeros has been arrested by Greek police on Saturday, Greek media report in Breaking News stories.  Xeros, 56, has been on the run since exactly one year. He was  serving six consecutive life sentences plus an additional 25 years for his involvement in …

Read More »

Some conspiracy theories are reviving in Greece on the occasion of the escape of convicted member of “17 November” Chistodoulos Xiros. Another member of “17 November”, Alexandros Giotopoulos, convicted as  the ideological mastermind of the organization, sent a letter dated January 20th 2013 to daily Eleftherotypia, raising questions about the …

Read More »

Convicted terrorist and member of “17th November” organization  Christodoulos Xeros was at large on Tuesday after failing to check in with the local police station in Halkidiki, northern Greece. Xeros was granted a nine-day furlough on January 1st and he was ordered to report to local police station in Nea …

Read More »