May 6, 2024

Athens News

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Shooting in Thessaloniki: 51-year-old man killed


According to Greek law enforcement agencies, shots were fired this morning in the eastern district of Thessaloniki Analipsi.

The incident happened around 12:30 pm near a gas station on Solonos Street. The 51-year-old man was shot by an unknown person. The man who died on the spot, according to police, was of Albanian origin. At the same time, witnesses report that a fight broke out between the perpetrator and the victim. The scene of the incident has been cordoned off by the police, an investigation is underway to identify and detain the perpetrator.

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According to Wikipedia, Thessaloniki is a city in Greece that has a history of various events, including armed attacks on citizens, shootings.

According to the UNODC, Greece has one of the lowest intentional homicide rates in the world – 0.7 per 100,000 population (data for 2018).



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