Greece: Powerful explosion hits bank branch in Thessaloniki on Christmas morning

A powerful explosion rocked a residential area of Thessaloniki early on Christmas morning, damaging a bank and nearby buildings. According to Greek authorities, there were no injuries reported. The explosion occurred at around 3:20 AM local time outside a bank Read More …

Greece: Bomb explosion targets a prison guard’s home in Thessaloniki

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 Read More …

Greece: Woman dies in Thessaloniki explosion

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, Read More …

Greece: Man detained in psychiatric hospital after threatening to detonate improvised explosive device

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 Read More …

Greece: Police linking Thessaloniki courthouse parcel bomb to terrorism attempt

Investigators are reportedly working on the assumption that the envelope containing explosives that was sent on Monday to the Thessaloniki courthouse addressed to the president of the Court of Appeal was an attempted terrorist attack without, however, correlating the case Read More …