Tavros

Police bomb squad inspecting suspicious object left outside bank

A security alert was triggered on Thursday following the discovery of a suspicious item found behind an outdoor air conditioner unit of a bank in Tavros, a suburb in southwestern Athens.

The object, identified as a backpack, was found by a bank employee who alerted the police.

A bomb disposal unit has arrived in the area to determine the seriousness of the threat, police said.

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