Hooligan probe focusing on instigator

The younger brother of the 18-year-old who fired a flare at a police officer, severely injuring him, during a volleyball match in Athens last week, testified to police on Wednesday, claiming he attempted to deter him. 

The 16-year-old boy was summoned to testify again because of inconsistencies between his testimony and that of his brother, sources said. 

State broadcaster ERT said the 16-year-old's sibling, who has confessed, claimed he feared riots, having observed many people holding Molotov cocktails, flares and stones.

"As soon as he returned, he told us everything he had done… Another person handed him the flare, instructing him to throw it toward the police officers. He showed him how to pull the cord and launch it."

Inquiries are focused on identifying the instigator through Olympiakos supporters in the western suburbs, reported ERT. According to...