Greek law enforcement agencies were put on alert Tuesday after a high-ranking Greek police officer (ELAS) improvised device exploded. The bomb was made from four canisters of gas, commonly used in Greece to make coffee or heat food, connected together and detonated with a fuse. The explosion occurred at about 2:30 am after the device […]
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Thessaloniki: Arrests for bombing the Foundation for National and Religious Issues
The police detained two people for a firebomb planted at dawn today at the entrance to the Foundation for National and Religious Problems at 37 Muson Street in Thessaloniki. According to the Greek police, a 22-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, both Greek citizens, have been arrested. The arrests were made by the Criminal Investigation […]
Bomb explodes outside makeshift mosque in central Athens
The explosion of a homemade bomb occurred on Sunday afternoon, near an underground mosque in the center of Athens. There were no reports of casualties, but material damage was recorded, including 3 cars parked in the neighborhood. The explosion occurred at 15:40 at the entrance of an apartment building located at 22 Stefanu Byzantiou Street, […]
USA: 18-ton bomb triggers an earthquake
The US military US Navy detonated a bomb weighing more than 18 tons in the Atlantic Ocean, testing its impact on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford. The command of the United States Naval Forces confirmed the conduct and success of the tests. They passed 160 km off the coast of Florida. The bomb was […]
Better late than never – Lukashenka’s first comment
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke at the Oval Hall of the Government House, commenting for the first time on the forced landing of a plane in Minsk. The main idea of his speech was “There was a terrorist on the plane, and they knew about it far beyond the borders of Belarus”. Meaning, probably, […]
Belarusian version of the Ryanair situation
At yesterday’s evening special briefing in Minsk, they discussed the forced / voluntary landing of a Ryanair aircraft at the capital’s airport. The Belarusian authorities continue to assert that the airliner with the Belarusian oppositionist on board, following the Athens-Vilnius route, landed at the capital’s airport voluntarily. The decision was made by the crew after […]