Greek police arrest 2 people over 2010 fatal arson attack on Athens bank
Police said evidence comparisons led to the first suspects identified in the case, which killed three Marfin bank workers during Greece’s debt crisis.
- Greek police arrested two people on Friday over a 2010 arson attack on The Marfin bank in Athens that killed three workers, while issuing a warrant for a third suspect.
- Masked protesters threw Molotov cocktails into the building during a general strike against austerity measures imposed following Greece's bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
- Three employees died after choking on smoke while Firefighters were significantly delayed in reaching the site because of large crowds surrounding the burning building.
- Michalis Chrysochoidis, Greece's Minister for Citizen Protection, stated: "There cannot be a crime, the taking of a life, without the administration of justice."
- Chrysochoidis also referred to separate arrests Friday of three people connected to bomb attacks targeting members of the governing New Democracy party.
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Greek police arrest 2 people over 2010 fatal arson attack on Athens bank
Greek police have arrested two people in connection with the deaths in 2010 of three people trapped in a bank that was firebombed during a violent protest in Athens.
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philenews.comGreece arrests two over deadly 2010 protest fire-bombing
ATHENS, July 10 - Greek police said they had arrested two people over a 2010 arson attack that killed three workers trapped inside a bank building in Athens during a massive general strike against budget cuts at the start of the country's debt crisis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The woman being sought is reportedly in Britain - The operation by the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DAOE) is underway
Greek police have arrested two people in connection with the 2010 "Molotov cocktail" attack, when three people died in a bank set on fire during mass demonstrations
For the redemption and vindication of the families of the victims and the injured of the arson attack in Marfin, the lawyer of the families, Thrasivoulos Kontakis, spoke to ERTNews, commenting on the Update show the arrests of the two suspects and the arrest warrant for a third person, 16 years after the tragedy. See more at ertflix.gr | Listen more at ertecho.gr “If the involvement of these people is indeed substantiated, it will be a redemptio…
The investigators also issued an arrest warrant on behalf of a third person, in the course of the investigation into one of the most serious episodes of violence during the Greek economic crisis. According to the Greek police, the arrests were possible after a new analysis of the evidence and photographs made on the day of the incident, compared to images surprised by other protests carried out during the same period, writes Reuters. The tragedy…
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