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Tourist found dead in Preveli beach, Crete

A 62-year-old man was found unconscious above the beach of Preveli in Rethymnon on the island of Crete earlier on Sunday. According to local media ekriti.gr, the man was a German tourist. He was found on the steps leading to the beach. Passersby informed the ambulance service, however, due difficult …

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UK Police Officer found dead on Corfu island

A 22-year-old British tourist was found dead on a side street in the area of Kavos on the island of Corfu on Friday morning. The tourist was working as police officer in London, UK, and was on the island in the Ionian Sea for vacations together with a colleague. The …

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Earthquake: Tourist with serious leg injuries in Samaria gorge taken to hospital

The 45-year-old Spanish tourist, who suffered serious leg injuries during a hike in Samaria Gorge after the earthquake in Chania, was rescued and transferred to the local hospital. The man was injured when parts of a rock fell on him following the earthquake that stroke with 4.9 Richter on Sunday …

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Samos: Turkish man arrested for hit-and-run Swiss tourist

A Turkish man has been arrested on the island of Samos and faces felony charges as well as for abandoning his victim over a hit-and-run that took place on Wednesday afternoon. His severely injured victim, a Swiss tourist, died a few hours later in the hospital. The victim was a …

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Rhodes: Priest arrested for “insulting sexual dignity” of tourist

Police on Rhodes have arrested a 49-year-old priest on suspicion of insulting the sexual dignity of a 30-υear-old tourist from Esthonia, who said the cleric had “anointed” his genitals with holy oil. According to local newspaper dimokratiki, the tourist said he had visited a monastery with a female companion in …

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Acropolis temporarily closed to public due to heatwave; tourist faints

The Acropolis of Athens will be closed to public for several hours on Friday, July 14, as the heatwave that hits Greece reaches its peak with temperatures over 41 degrees Celsius also in the Greek capital. Friday morning, a tourist fainted apparently due to the heat, while on the Acropolis …

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23-year-old man arrested for rape of Irish tourist on Rhodes

Police on the island of Rhodes arrested 23-year-old local man  who is accused of the rape of a 20-year-old Irish woman in Faliraki on Monday. The 23-year-old was arrested on Wednesday noon by police officers who were handling the case, after the complaint of the young tourist. According to what …

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Tourist dies on Thassos while waiting for an ambulance

A tourist died at a beach of the island of Thassos on Tuesday, while the only ambulance needed almost an hour to reach there. By the time it arrived, it was too late. The woman about 45-50 years old from the Czech Republic, was on vacation in the northwestern Aegean …

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Rhodes: UK tourist struck by lightning while SUP paddling

A 26-year-old tourist from Great Britain was struck and killed by a lightning, while he was swimming on the island of Rhodes early afternoon Monday. The man was in the sea area of Agia Agatha and incident occurred short before 2 o’ clock During the rain the young tourist was …

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Greek tourist wounded in Istanbul bomb blast

A young Greek woman is among the 81 people wounded in a blast that killed six people in Istanbul’s main shopping street on Sunday. The woman was slightly injured by a piece of flying glass and is being treated in a city hospital, the Greek Foreign Ministry said citing a …

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Rock crush on Crete hotel facility; tourist dead, child injured UPDATE

Tragedy on Crete: A rock crushed on a small hotel facility in Lasithi, killing one woman, seriously injuring her child. The tragedy took place in Agia Fotia resort village near to Ierapetra short before Saturday midnight. According to local media neakriti.gr, a large piece of rock detached, rolled down the …

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