Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Friday morning that he has requested an urgent sworn investigation from the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff regarding the massive ammunition explosions in a depot of 111 Combat Wing Air Base in central Greece on Thursday afternoon. “If there are any …
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Man arrested for blasts at Masonic Lodge in Athens
Police in Athens have arrested a 61-year-old man in connection with two explosions caused by small makeshift bombs at the Masonic Lodge, the Grand Lodge, in the city center on July 13. According to state broadcaster ERT on Tuesday, the suspect was identified by investigators looking into an attack on …
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Explosion at the Grand Lodge in downtown Athens
Αn explosion outside the Masonic Lodge of Greece, the Grand Lodge, occurred in downtown Athens early Thursday morning. Police proceeded to a controlled detonated a second suspicious package. The explosion occurred short after 6:30 a.m. and after an anonymous caller warned about it with a call to international emergency line …
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Powerful explosion destroys deli in Athens north suburb
Α powerful explosion destroyed a deli shop in the northern suburb of Nea Erythraia, Athens, early Tuesday morning. The incident took place at around 3 a.m. when unknown individuals riding on a motorcycle approached the store located at the junction of Venizelou and Strofyliou Streets. They, broke a glass pane, …
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Explosion in school boiler kills pupil, injures two (video)
A 12-year-old pupil was killed and two others were injured hen the boiler at a primary school in Serres, northern Greece, exploded on Monday. The sixth grade pupil was rushed to local hospital unconscious and there doctors could only confirm his death. The two other pupils, aged 6.5 and 11, …
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Explosives factory in N. Greece confirms death of 3 workers after powerful explosion
Hellenic Explosive Technology (ELTEK) confirmed the death of three of its employees during an explosion at the company’s factory at Grevena, northern Greece, on Monday morning. In its statement, ELTEK expressed “our grief for the loss of our colleagues and our deepest condolences to their loved ones. Right now our …
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Grevena: Powerful explosion in explosives factory; 3 workers missing
A powerful explosion in a factory producing explosives in Grevena, northern Greece, completely destroyed the facility, while three workers are being missing. A guard survived injured and was transferred to hospital in state of shock. The explosion occurred short after 8:30 Monday morning in the village Itea and was heard …
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Explosive device blasts outside makeshift mosque in central Athens
An explosion was recorded outside a makeshift mosque in central Athens on Sunday afternoon. There are no reports of injuries but there have been material damages, including to two parked cars. According to the Hellenic Police, the perpetrators used a homemade explosive device that left no traces. The blast took …
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Ambulance in flames after explosion of oxygen cylinder (video)
An ambulance was engulfed in flames in Metamorfosi suburb of north-western Athens on Tuesday, after there was an explosion initially in its engine followed by an explosion of an oxygen cylinder in its cabin, media report. The ambulance of a private clinic arrived in the area transferring a patient from …
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Operator denies reports that a transformer explosion caused Varibobi fire
The Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) on Wednesday again denied reports that the fire in the northern suburbs of Athens was started by an explosion in a high voltage power transformer. According to official sources, such an explosion in IPTO installations would mean that the power lines knocked out by …
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Tyrnavos: Explosion at tsipouro distillery injures eight workers
At least eight people suffered burn injuries and were experiencing breathing difficulties when an explosion occurred at a tsipouro distillation plant near Larissa in central Greece on Friday. According to preliminary reports, none of the injured plant workers were in critical condition, although at least six suffered from smoke inhalation. …
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Powerful explosion flattens 3-storey hotel in Kastoria, N. Greece (video)
A powerful and mysterious explosion completely destroyed a hotel in Kastoria, northern Greece, early Thursday morning. The hotel has been closed since one year. No injuries have so far been reported. The blast at 1.30 a.m, brought down the three-storey building, scattering fragments of glass and metal objects in a …
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Explosion in passenger ferry docked in Heraklio: One dies, three injured
The 30-year-old crew member who was severely injured during the explosion succumbed to his injuries, media report on Monday afternoon. One of the three injured has been also taken to Intensive Care Unit even though his conditio9n is not described as critical. Four people were injured, one of them seriously, …
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Greece sends ship with medical staff and humanitarian aid to Beirut
Landing ship IKARIA of the Hellenic Navy left Greece for the port of Beirut early Sunday morning. The ferry carries medical and nursing staff of the Armed Forces as well as humanitarian aid and medical-pharmaceutical material. According to a statement by the Greek General Staff, the Ikaria will also load …
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One Greek dies, five others injured in Beirut explosion; Foreign Ministry instructions
One Greek woman died and five other members of the Greek community in Beirut were injured during the devastating explosion on Tuesday evening. The initial reports were confirmed by the President of the Greek community Panagiotis Andriotis to state broadcaster ERT TV early Wednesday afternoon. According to ERT, two of …
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Greece offers assistance to Lebanon following devastating Beirut explosion
Greece has offered immediate assistance to the authorities of Lebanon following the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday evening that has killed so far 73 50 people and injured over 3,700. The huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed sent shockwaves across the Lebanese …
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Explosion in state LARCO mining plant kills worker, father of three
An explosion in the state-run mining and metallurgical enterprise LARCO killed a worker, a 55-year-old father of three. The accident comes a day after the LARCO workers’ union denounced “lack of safety measures.” The accident took place in the company’s plant in Larymna, the port town in Fthiotis, Central Greece, …
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Tourists injured when speedboat explodes in Halkidiki (video)
A mother and her two underage daughters were injured when an explosion occurred on a high-speedboat exploded in Halkidiki peninsula on Sunday. Some media report that the engine exploded and other that it was the tank. The accident occurred when the speed boat was sailing off Agios Ioannis beach by …
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Australian escapes death after explosives detonate in his car in Glyfada
A powerful explosion took place on Friday morning in an open parking lot on Vouliagmenis Avenue in Glyfada suburb of South Athens. An Australian citizen under whose car explosives were placed got injured in legs and hands. Four other vehicles parked next to the car were damaged. It was short …
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Bomb explodes outside building with law firms in downtown Piraeus
A bomb exploded outside a building in Piraeus in the early morning hours of Wednesday causing serious material damage. According to media reports, one perpetrator arrived on foot to the building and left a carton box outside. He left the area on a car with allegedly at least one accomplice. …
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