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An army colonel on active service was arrested short time after he robbed a bank in Argyroupoli suburb of south Athens on Monday. The 53-year-old colonel entered the bank at approximately 9.40 a.m. Threatening the staff with a hand grenade, he emptied a cash register and fled the scene. However, …

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Two people on a motorbike threw a hand grenade at the police booth outside the Russian Consulate in Athens on Friday morning. “Last night, two strangers, riding by the consulate of the Russian Embassy on a bike, threw an explosive device at a police booth located near the consulate… Minor damage has been inflicted,” the …

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A hand grenade was found in a park next to an elementary school in Labrini area in Galatsi suburb of Athens on Tuesday. The school director who happened to found the grenade immediately called the police. Special police forces and explosives experts rushed to the point to find out that …

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A hand-grenade was discovered outside private SKAI TV studios in Neo Faliro suburb of South Athens on Sunday noon. The grenade, apparently of  Russian defensive F1-type was discovered before it exploded. Explosive specialists, fire-brigades and anti-terror police were dispatched to Skai studios, while the traffic on surrounding streets and avenues was halted. According …

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