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Man’s body parts found in Ioannina park

Police said on Friday it had found parts of a man's body inside a garbage bag tossed in a park in Ioannina, a city in northwestern Greece. 

The bag contained the head, hands and legs of the unknown man, while a gun was held in one of his hands, state-run broadcaster ERT reported, citing police sources. 

It also said handcuffs were found near the bag. 

Volunteers help fight Greece's plastic trash problem

Spanish volunteer Fran Vargas digs the sand to pull out a buried bag as others hold bags with garbage during a trash collection at Kolovrechtis wetland near Halkida, Evia island. Greece has the European Union's longest coastline, poor waste management and an addiction to single-use plastic that littering the country's seabed.

Under the sea: Fighting Greece's plastic trash problem

Dressed all in black and preparing his diving gear with loud zips and clicks, George Sarelakos looks like he's part of a Greek naval operation ready to storm an island or take down smugglers. He's not - but he and four other volunteer divers do have a challenging mission: Clearing the plastic trash from the sea floor that's suffocating Greece's marine life.

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