A Greek-British man has been detained in a psychiatric hospital after threatening to detonate an improvised explosive device outside a Thessaloniki courthouse. The 41 year old had been arrested after he was found to be in possession of the explosive device and a replica gun in a public place, where he was shouting, “I will blow you up. Bring the minister here.”
It is understood that the man, who is an electrician, had travelled from Britain to Thessaloniki through North Macedonia to visit a friend. The visit did not take place, and he planned to visit his Greek mother, who lives in Hania on Crete.
Read more…
Source: eKathimerini News
Sign up for Counter-IED Report Newsletter
Related:
- Greece: Explosion at Ministry of Rural Development in Athens
October 13, 2025
A late-night explosion caused by an incendiary device rocked the Ministry of Rural Development building on Syngrou Avenue in Athens on Saturday, October 11, 2025, resulting in significant material damage but no injuries. Security footage obtained by MEGA captured the moment four unidentified individuals placed the device, consisting of four gas canisters, outside the ministry’s entrance ...
- Greece: Explosion Rocks Nightclub on Michalakopoulou Street in Ilisia
October 8, 2025
An explosion occurred around 10 p.m. on Tuesday night at a nightclub located on Michalakopoulou Street in the Ilisia district of Athens. The venue was closed at the time of the blast, and there have been no reports of injuries, according to initial information. The explosion caused material damage to the establishment as well as to ...
- Greece: Police investigate University of Patra bombing
September 20, 2025
Police investigations into the explosion that occurred on Friday morning at the University of Patra are underway. According to local media outlet Tempo24, unidentified individuals placed an improvised explosive device with a butane cylinder, which exploded, causing damage to the Geology Department. Read more… Source: Ekathimerini News Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters The latest news and insights delivered ...
- Greece: Bomb explosion targets a prison guard’s home in Thessaloniki
July 26, 2025
A bomb explosion targeted the home of the president of the Greek association of prison guards early Saturday morning in the country’s north. The guard, named Konstantinos Varsamis on the association’s website, was left unharmed after about 3 kilograms (about 6.6 pounds) of explosives went off at 2:10 a.m. local time, police said. Two people suffered ...
- Greece: Woman dies in Thessaloniki explosion
May 3, 2025
A 38-year-old woman who was seriously injured in an early-morning explosion in central Thessaloniki has died from her injuries. The blast occurred in a parking lot next to a bank branch, at the intersection of Platonos and Agios Dimitriou streets, at around 5 a.m. The woman was rushed to Ippokrateio Hospital but ultimately succumbed to her ...
- India: Punjab police bust two BKI terror modules, 13 arrested
April 20, 2025
Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 13 alleged accused including one minor in two intelligence-led operations and thus busted two ISI-backed Khalistani terror modules that were being run by a proscribed terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Police also seized two rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), two IEDs (2.5 kg each) two hand grenades and two kilogram RDX, five ...
- Greece: Homemade explosive device detonates outside grill house in Patissia
April 14, 2025
A homemade explosive device detonated outside a grill house in the Athens neighborhood of Patissia in the early hours of Monday. No injuries were reported, but the blast caused damage to the storefront. Police officers who responded to the scene discovered remnants of a plastic bottle containing flammable liquid, along with fragments of a firecracker, indicating ...
- Greece: Explosion outside the Hellenic Train offices in Athens
April 12, 2025
Video of the moment of the explosion outside the offices of Hellenic Train on Syngrou Avenue is brought to light by protothema.gr. In the visual material the big flash was recorded exactly at the moment when the explosive device was activated, which left behind minor material damage. At the same time, a photographic document of the ...
- Greece: Police pelted with rocks and petrol bombs in protest over rail crash
February 28, 2025
Scores of youths have hurled rocks and petrol bombs at police in from of Greece’s parliament building during mass protests to mark the the second anniversary of a devastating train crash in northern Greece. Following hours of peaceful rallies in the Greek capital to mark two years since the Tempe rail disaster, youths with hammers smashed ...
- Two Attacks on Russia-Linked Tankers Were Caused by Limpet Mines
February 24, 2025
At least two recent explosions affecting tankers in the Mediterranean this year can be explained by limpet mine attacks, three security sources told Reuters this week. Five tankers have been damaged in suspicious incidents over the last two months, and all vessels were linked to a recent history of Russian port calls. Overnight on February 14, ...
- Sniffing Out Danger: EOD Operations at Steadfast Dart
February 15, 2025
Smardan, Romania- At NATO’s Steadfast Dart exercise, the precision and skill of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams are critical to ensuring safety and operational success. Lieutenant Zach from the 17th Field Squadron of the 35 Engineer Regiment of the British Army leads his team, which includes a crucial canine member. Along with their Greek counterparts, they ...
- Greece: Man detained in psychiatric hospital after threatening to detonate improvised explosive device
December 20, 2024
A Greek-British man has been detained in a psychiatric hospital after threatening to detonate an improvised explosive device outside a Thessaloniki courthouse. The 41 year old had been arrested after he was found to be in possession of the explosive device and a replica gun in a public place, where he was shouting, “I will blow ...
- Greek police seize cache of explosives in central Athens
November 20, 2024
Greek police seized firearms and explosives during a search of a storage unit in the central Athens neighborhood of Pangrati late Tuesday. According to reports, earlier that day, a private citizen alerted authorities after discovering a stockpile of weaponry in a storage unit he owned but had not visited for an extended period. Police bomb disposal ...
- Greece: New arrest made in connection with Athens flat blast last month
November 19, 2024
A 31-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with a deadly explosion of an improvised device in an Athens apartment last month. The arrest, the latest in a series linked to the blast, which has raised concerns about a growing radical network in the city, was made after authorities investigating the scene identified the man’s ...
- Greece: Police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists
November 4, 2024
Greek police arrested a third suspect Monday in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist group. The 30-year-old woman surrendered to Greek authorities Monday at Athens International Airport after being located in Switzerland, authorities said. The Oct. 31 blast gutted a third-floor apartment in ...
- Ukraine receives 500 pickup trucks and mine detection vehicles from Lithuania
November 4, 2024
Ukraine received 230 pickup trucks and 240 mine detection vehicles from the Lithuanian-led demining coalition. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov on Telegram. The transfer of demining equipment took place during the visit of Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas to Kyiv. The demining coalition encompasses elements of both humanitarian mine clearance in Ukraine’s liberated territories and combat ...
- Greece: Athens blast caused by home-made bomb, guerrillas suspected
November 1, 2024
A deadly explosion in an Athens apartment on Thursday was caused by a home-made bomb and authorities suspect it could be linked to local guerrilla groups, police and Greek officials said on Friday. Two guns, bullets, mobile phones and digital evidence have been confiscated from the site of the blast, which killed one man and seriously ...
- Greece: Explosion at Event Venue in Athens-Souniou Causes Damage to Nearby Shops
September 10, 2024
The incident occurred outside an event venue located along the Athens–Souniou road, where an improvised explosive device (IED) had been placed on a bench by unknown individuals, according to the Hellenic Police (ELAS). The explosion caused considerable damage to the venue’s fencing and shattered the windows of two nearby shops. Authorities are investigating the incident, but ...
- Cyprus: Record violations in buffer zone amid growing distrust, UN report says
July 4, 2024
In his latest Unficyp report on Cyprus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed his strong concerns over the ‘significant’ militarisation of the buffer zone which undermine Unficyp’s peacekeeping efforts. Guterres highlighted a record number of violations in the buffer zone by both sides, particularly the ‘unabated’ number of sophisticated surveillance cameras. He stressed the importance ...
- Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says
June 4, 2024
Closer international cooperation between naval missions in the Red Sea has reduced the number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis over the past week, Greek Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. Greece is the home of the headquarters of the European Union’s naval operation in the Red Sea, which is dubbed “Aspides” ...
- Greece-Owned Vessel Attacked by Houthi Rebels in the Red Sea
April 30, 2024
Houthi rebels attacked a Greece-owned vessel in the Red Sea with three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three UAVs on Monday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. There have been no reports of injuries among the crew of MV Cyclades, a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned vessel. The attack happened off the coast of Mokha, Yemen, the British military’s United ...
- Greece joins coalition to help Ukraine with mine clearance
March 16, 2024
Greece has joined a coalition led by Lithuania and Iceland to help Ukraine with mine clearance. This was announced by Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas following a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Vilnius. The ministers also discussed bilateral defense cooperation, the security situation, and the NATO agenda. The ministers focused on air defense. Read more… Source: ...