Kozani

Strong Earthquake in Albania

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was registered this morning in southern Albania, BTA reported.

The quake began at 7:25 a.m. and the epicentre was 49 kilometres north of the Greek settlement of Konitsa near Albania.

According to the Greek Institute of Geodynamics, the depth of the earthquake was 11.4 kilometres.

Man dies in Ptolemaida after hunting accident

A 67-year-old man died on Monday morning after being accidentally shot during a wild boar hunt in a forested area between the northern Greek towns of Kozani and Florina on Sunday.
According to reporters, a fellow hunter mistook him for their quarry.
He was rushed to a hospital in the town of Ptolemaida, where he underwent surgery but died.

Man arrested on drugs-related charges in Kozani

A 22-year-old foreign national was arrested Thursday in Kozani, northern Greece, after being caught with 33.5 kilograms of cannabis hidden in his car.

Police found the drugs after signaling the vehicle to stop for an inspection.

The 22-year-old was charged with possession with intent to supply and was to appear before a prosecutor.

University of Western Macedonia students stage sit-in to protest merger

Students from the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Western Macedonia were on Wednesday staging a sit-in at the rector's office in protest at government plans to merge the institution with the technical college (TEI) in the same region.

Protesters object to the move on the grounds that it will undercut the value of university degrees and academic titles.

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