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Male body thought to be a missing hiker
As the search and rescue efforts continue for a 17th day for two Turkish hikers who went missing in western Turkey, the Gendarmerie Search and Rescue (JAK) teams on Dec. 18 found a male body thought to be one of the missing hikers.
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Arafat: We expect up to 14 emergency dispatches in the country to be fully integrated until year's end
Until the end of the year, a number of 14 emergency dispatches in the country would be fully integrated so that they include, together with the Fire Service and Ambulance, representatives of other services, such as the Police and the Gendarmerie, the head of the Department for Emergency Situations, Raed Arafat, mentioned on Wednesday.
Hand grenade found near Menidi school
A hand grenade found in Menidi, northern Athens, on Saturday was removed from the area by officers of the Hellenic Army's specialist bomb disposal unit while police launched an investigation into its provenance.
The grenade was found on the corner of Liosion and Aristotelous streets, near a primary school, police said.
It was to be examined by forensic experts.
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Prank call briefly shuts down two Athens metro stations
Authorities on Thursday morning briefly shut down the Egaleo and Aghia Marina stations on the Athens metro after a bomb threat was called in.
Police officers who rushed at the scene said that no evidence of an explosive device was found.
Train services on Line 3 resumed shortly after authorities gave the green light.
Search to rescue Turkish reporter continues
Turkish rescue teams and gendarmerie units continue to search and rescue efforts for an Anadolu Agency correspondent who was swept away by an avalanche in northeastern Turkey on May 10.
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Parliament shut down after bomb threat called in
Police on Friday morning shut down Parliament and cordoned off the area around it after a bomb threat was made by an anonymous caller.
The caller phoned the offices of the Zougla.gr news website, saying that explosive devices had been placed "inside and outside Parliament."
"There will be victims. Beware," the caller reportedly threatened.
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Grenade thrown at Russian consulate in Greece; no injuries
Forensic experts search the area outside the Russian consulate in Athens, Friday. Police say a bomb disposal squad has been sent to the Russian consulate in Athens after cameras showed a suspicious object believed to be a hand grenade being thrown over the perimeter fence overnight. [Thanassis Stavrakis/AP]
Bomb threat at central office of National Bank turns out to be hoax
Police ordered the evacuation of the branch of National Bank off Syntagma Square near central Athens on Monday after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax.
Members of the police's bomb disposal unit were dispatched to the scene to search for any suspicious devices but found nothing.
Anonymous caller warns of bomb at central office of National Bank
Police ordered the evacuation of the branch of National Bank off Syntagma Square near central Athens on Monday after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat.
Members of the police's bomb disposal unit were dispatched to the scene to search for any suspicious devices.