Police on 'right track' to find assailants of violent Kifissia burglary

Police investigations into the attempted murder of a 52-year-old businessman who challenged a pair of burglars in his home in northern Athens early on Monday are "on the right track," sources told the ANA-MPA news agency on Tuesday.

Experts have retrieved three 9-mm bullet casings from the scene of the crime, which they hope will yield valuable clues as to the assailants' identities, while a widespread manhunt is under way.

The incident happened shortly after 5 a.m. on Monday morning in the leafy northern suburb of Kifissia, where the victim was asleep with his wife on the second floor of their home when the burglars entered their bedroom. The couple's 18-year-old son was in the attic bedroom and the housekeeper on the ground floor, and were awakened by the yelling and the shots, according to police.

Investigators are also questioning the victim's wife, who has...