January 17, 2026

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The Monastiraki metro station is closed due to the threat of the explosion (supplemented)


This afternoon, on Sunday, February 9, a call was received with the threat of an explosion at the station of the Athenian Monastiraki metro.

Currently, the Monastiraki station is closed by order of the police, passengers are evacuated. The call came at 15:29 from the unknown to the station website, which reported, Quote Greek media:

“At 17:38, a bomb will explode at the Monastiraki metro station. This is not a joke. “

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According to στασυ, on line 1 movement is temporarily open in the areas of Pirae-Tissio and homony-kyphia, and on lines 3-in the areas of the municipal theater-kerameycos and syntagma-Dukissis placentias-aerport.

Citizens who wanted to use the metro went beyond the station, large forces of the Greek National Police arrived in this area.



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