One dead and four wounded in arson attacks on homes of New Democracy officials in Thessaloniki
The mother of Aphrodite Nestora, a former candidate for the ruling party, succumbed to her injuries at hospital following coordinated attacks with improvised incendiary devices.
One dead and four wounded in arson attacks on homes of New Democracy officials in Thessaloniki
One person lost his life and four others were wounded in the early hours of Wednesday in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, in arson attacks using improvised devices on homes of three officials from the ruling New Democracy (ND, conservative) party, according to police cited by News.ro.
The attacks took place at the homes of Zisis Iakimovits, president of the ND Executive Committee, former Member of Parliament Savvas Anastasiades, and Aphrodite Nestora, a former party candidate, according to the website of the newspaper Kathimerini.
In the final attack, five people were wounded, including Aphrodite Nestora and her parents, who were taken to hospital. Four vehicles in a garage of the building were completely burnt out, according to the authorities.
Aphrodite Nestora's mother died on Wednesday evening, as announced by the Hippocratic Hospital in Thessaloniki, where she had been admitted in serious condition that morning.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is also president of New Democracy, condemned the "murderous, terrorist and blood-stained" nature of the attack. He announced that he would travel to Thessaloniki together with the ministers of Health and Citizen Protection to stand in solidarity with his party officials and to be briefed on the condition of the wounded.
Police are collecting footage from security cameras with the aim of identifying and arresting those responsible. The investigation has been assigned to the counter-terrorism service. The incendiary devices consisted of gas cylinders and the attacks appear to have been carried out by the same individuals.
It is worth noting that attacks using incendiary devices by small extremist groups against political figures, banks or companies are frequent in Greece. They cause material damage, though rarely result in casualties.
Source: News.ro