April 27, 2024

Athens News

News in English from Greece

In Greece "Immortal Regiment" will be held online

In order to prevent possible provocations, the format of the “Immortal Regiment” in Greece has been changed – it will be held online.

This was announced by the Coordinating Council of Russian-speaking Compatriots of Greece (KSRS), which circulated the corresponding message:

“The decision was made in order to avoid possible provocations and threats to the health and life of the participants.”

As writes RIA News, the traditional procession of the Immortal Regiment participants was prevented by too high a probability of provocative actions. Previously, this promotion was one of the most numerous in Europe.

This year, as our publication reported, the “Immortal Regiment” will march through 88 countries, for the first time – in Venezuela, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia reported.

Today the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Germany announced preventing attempts terrorist attack against Russian journalists and members of their families. The diplomatic mission stated that yesterday afternoon a bottle was thrown through the window of the house where the journalists live, breaking the glass. Law enforcement officers called to the scene of the incident conducted an inspection and found a hidden canister with liquid and a plastic bottle tied to it, as well as a gas cylinder with wires, in the niche of the house.



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