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F-4 crash: Co-pilot found dead, SAR for pilot continues

January 30, 2023 FEATURED, Society, Very Mix Comments Off on F-4 crash: Co-pilot found dead, SAR for pilot continues

Two pilots are missing after a two-seat F-4 Phantom fighter jet of the Greek Air Force crashed into the sea during a training flight on Monday morning. A big Search and Rescue operation is underway to locate the pilots as well as the fighter jet. A statement from the Hellenic …

Landlord confesses murder of family incl two toddlers; he claims “unpaid rent”; police investigates also racism

March 5, 2022 FEATURED, Social, Society, Uncategorized Comments Off on Landlord confesses murder of family incl two toddlers; he claims “unpaid rent”; police investigates also racism

The main suspect for the quadruple murder of a family including of two toddlers in Andravida was arrested late Friday night. The 60 year-old landlord has reportedly shot the parents and suffocated the children over “unpaid rent,” as he claimed. Police, however, investigates also a racist motive. Media report on …

Family tragedy in Andravida: Father, mother, two babies found killed

March 2, 2022 Society, Very Mix Comments Off on Family tragedy in Andravida: Father, mother, two babies found killed

A tragedy took place in north-western Peloponnese, where a man, his wife and two underage children were brutally killed on Wednesday evening. One 10-year-old child, a boy, from the mother’s previous marriage survived the carnage because he was not at home when the tragedy took place in the family’s home …

F-16 crash: Pilot ejects from fighter jet on runway of Andravida air base

November 18, 2021 FEATURED, Society, Very Mix Comments Off on F-16 crash: Pilot ejects from fighter jet on runway of Andravida air base

An F-16 fighter jet of the Greek Air Force crashed in the military air base of Andravida in western Peloponnese on Thursday afternoon. The pilot successfully ejected from the plane before the crash and was in “good health,” preliminary reports from the scene said. The accident occurred at 3:49 p.m. …

Houses evacuated, schools closed after new earthquake strikes West Peloponnese

May 22, 2019 Earthquake Comments Off on Houses evacuated, schools closed after new earthquake strikes West Peloponnese

Houses have been evacuated and schools remain closed in the prefecture of Ilia, south-west Peloponnese due to intensive seismic activity in the area in the last ten days. Locals are extremely concerned, while seismologists closely monitor the phenomenon. An earthquake stroke the town of Andravida with a magnitude of 4.4 …

French, German arrested for filming military facilities in Greece

April 3, 2018 Very Mix Comments Off on French, German arrested for filming military facilities in Greece

One French and one German national have been arrested for secretly filming military facilities. They were spotted flying a helicopter over the 117 Combat Wing in the air base of Andravida, western Peloponnese. The two foreigners were flying a Eurocopter AS 350BA Ecureuil over the air base on Saturday. The …

Μan gets electrocuted as he tries to steal electricity

December 11, 2012 Society 1

A 60-year-old man got electrocuted as he tried to ‘steal’ electricity. He tried to illegally connect his house with the columns of the Greek Public Power Company. While up to the column, the man was “knocked down” by the force of the power. He was taken to the hospital where the doctors could …

Greek Defence Ministry: No participation in operations outside the NATO

March 20, 2011 Politics, World Comments Off on Greek Defence Ministry: No participation in operations outside the NATO

As the NATO is still struggling to take a decision for a participation of the No Fly Zone over Libya, Greece makes clear it is not participating in military operations outside the NATO and reiterates that it will do so only under the umbrella of the North Atlantic Alliance. Greek Ministry …