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Greece still in the grip of cold weather; some schools in Attica to close Mon
Firefighters battle flames in eastern Attica
Water-dropping aircraft aided efforts on the ground Tuesday afternoon to douse a fire that broke out in Rafina, eastern Attica. Another blaze that broke out in Varnavas, near Marathonas, also taxed firefighters.
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November 17 hitman out on leave again
Dimitris Koufodinas, a leading member of November 17, Greece's most deadly guerrilla group, emerged from Attica's maximum-security Korydallos Prison at 9 a.m. on Friday on a two-day leave, just three months after a previous furlough, against a strong reaction by opposition politicians and the US government.
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MFA: No Information For Injured Bulgarian Citizens as a Result of the Fires in Greece
At 15.00 no information has been received about injured Bulgarian citizens as a result of fires raging in Greece, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, quoted by bTV.
Firefighters battle spreading wildfire near Athens, homes damaged
Firefighters on Monday battled to contain a wildfire northeast of Athens as high winds caused the blaze to spread overnight after it damaged dozens of homes at a coastal village northeast of the Greek capital.
Firefighters battle large blaze near Grammatiko, partially contain another in Zakynthos
A large fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon near Grammatriko, northeast of Athens, continued to burn on Monday, testing the efforts of firefighters who resumed their efforts to extinguish it in the early hours.
The fire was close to residential areas in Grammatiko and neighboring Kalamos and Varnavas, eastern Attica.