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Crete: Police find drugs, explosives in man’s home
Police in Crete have launched an investigation after finding a large quantity of drugs, explosives and weapons in the search of a man's home in Rethymno following his arrest by drug squad officers.
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Overnight explosion damages Kallithea liquor store
Police are investigating an overnight explosion that damaged a liquor store in the Athens district of Kallithea. Νo injuries were reported from the 3 a.m. blast, but nearby shops and parked vehicles were also damaged.
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Apartment raid finds drug lacing lab, firearms
Police on Wednesday found an illegal drug lacing lab as well as multiple firearms in a central Athens apartment in connection with the arrest of a 65-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman.
The pair were arrested on the basis of intelligence on the Attica drug trade, specifically cocaine, heroin, and cannabis oil.
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Explosion outside Piraeus office building causes extensive damages
An apartment building housing retail stores and offices in Piraeus suffered significant damages overnight after unknown individuals planted and detonated an explosive device at the entrance, police said. No injuries have been reported.
New Blast in the Capital of Sri Lanka
An explosion happened inside a bus during attempt to dismantle an explosive device in it, near the church in Sri Lanka, where on Sunday dozens of people were killed in an attack, Reuters reported by referring to eyewitnesses.
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Two arrested for blast fishing in central Greece
Two people were arrested for illegal possession and transport of explosives in the town of Malesina in central Greece on Wednesday night as they prepared to go fishing with dynamite.
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Probe launched into Afghan stopped with 78 detonators
Police were seeking to determine the potential links of an Afghan national, arrested over the weekend, with a bagful of detonators, to Greek guerrilla groups.
The suspect, aged 30, was initially arrested on Saturday night after he tried to leave a restaurant without paying the bill.
Army to help unload explosives from Adromeda
The Hellenic Army will assist in the removal of tons of detonators and explosives that were seized from a Libya-bound cargo vessel last week and are currently being stored in the Cretan port of Iraklio, Shipping Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis said on Friday.
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Owners of arms-carrying ship stopped off Crete deny wrongdoing
A representative of the shipping firm that owns the Tanzania-flagged Andromeda, which was stopped on Sunday by the Greek coast guard, leading to the discovery of 29 containers full of explosives and detonators on board, said on Thursday that there was nothing illegal about the shipment.
Greek authorities seize Libya-bound ship carrying explosives
Greek authorities have seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, the coastguard said on Wednesday.
The vessel was detected sailing near the Greek island of Crete on Saturday. Authorities found 29 containers carrying materials including ammonium nitrate, non-electric detonators and 11 empty liquefied petroleum gas tanks.