Greek Police Find Weapons Cache in Raid as Suspects Questioned
By - Dec 5, 2010 4:04 PM GMT+0530=================================================================================
Greek police confiscated explosives and weapons including hand grenades and sub-machine guns in overnight raids on houses in Athens.
Operations by counter-terrorist police yielded four hand- grenades, 50 kilos of industrial-grade ANFO, an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, 200 grams of TNT, seven handguns, three Kalashnikov assault rifles, three sub- machine guns and ammunition, the police said by text message.
Police spokesman Athanasios Kokkalakis declined to say how many people were being held and questioned, adding that a further statement might be made later today. State-run news agency ANA reported seven people were being held.
Greek authorities are on alert ahead of the second anniversary tomorrow of the killing of a Greek teenager that sparked weeks of protests. Student, union and leftist groups plan marches to mark the anniversary amid increased dissatisfaction with the government of Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou, which has cut wages and pensions and spending on education to qualify for an European Union-led bailout.
Last month, police struggled to tackle a spate of mail bombings targeting embassies and European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, forcing the country to suspend international mail services for 48 hours.
Operations by counter-terrorist police yielded four hand- grenades, 50 kilos of industrial-grade ANFO, an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, 200 grams of TNT, seven handguns, three Kalashnikov assault rifles, three sub- machine guns and ammunition, the police said by text message.
Police spokesman Athanasios Kokkalakis declined to say how many people were being held and questioned, adding that a further statement might be made later today. State-run news agency ANA reported seven people were being held.
Greek authorities are on alert ahead of the second anniversary tomorrow of the killing of a Greek teenager that sparked weeks of protests. Student, union and leftist groups plan marches to mark the anniversary amid increased dissatisfaction with the government of Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou, which has cut wages and pensions and spending on education to qualify for an European Union-led bailout.
Last month, police struggled to tackle a spate of mail bombings targeting embassies and European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, forcing the country to suspend international mail services for 48 hours.
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