Group of Eight

A veil of mystery continued on Monday to shroud the case of the beating and knife attack on two volunteers in the Parnitha forest area north of Athens after Friday midnight, seriously injuring one of them. 

Kathimerini understands that police are scanning the area where the volunteers were attacked by a group of eight people for drug plantations. 

A significant development unfolded in Silistra, northwestern Bulgaria, where authorities successfully detained a group of eight illegal migrants, marking a crucial step in addressing the ongoing challenges related to illegal migration. The detainees, hailing from Syria and Iraq, included minors and were part of a larger group attempting unauthorized entry into Bulgaria.

Industrial production in Turkey improved by 0.7% month-on-month in March and 16.6% annually, the country's official statistical department said on May 11. 

The index has been posting monthly increases since May 2020 and rising annually since June 2020, according to data by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)

A passenger minibus had an accident at the junction for Apriltsi, on the road between the villages of Bulgarene and Malinovo, Lovech region.

According to preliminary information, the driver of Ford Transit, carrying a group of 8 children and their companion, did not respect the advantage and hit a car, the Interior Ministry said. All passengers are from Cherven Bryag.

Police said on Friday they have arrested two more suspects who allegedly took part in a soccer-related attack by a gang of hooligans against a group of eight people in downtown Thessaloniki in April 2017 that left one person dead.

The two men, aged 21 and 19, were charged with voluntary manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm.

Yet another group of organized criminals have been apprehended after illegally acquiring cryptocurrency, reports The Next Web. 

Three individuals in Bulgaria have been arrested and charged after obtaining over million (5 million lev) through illegal schemes. Prosecutors had been gathering evidence against the group since June.

This was done by a group of eight US congressmen, Tanjug reported on Thursday.

"Such a diplomatic breakthrough would not only potentially achieve lasting peace and stability in the Balkans, but would also reaffirm the United States' enduring commitment to transatlantic security," they wrote in a letter to the US Secretary of State.

A nongovernmental organization that helps run accommodation programs for young unaccompanied migrants on Friday said that two of its wards in northern Greece were viciously attacked earlier this week.

A small truck carrying a group of eight robbers rammed into the front entrance of a jewelry store in the suburb of Neo Liosia in northwestern Athens early on Wednesday morning before thay made off in another vehicle with an undisclosed amount of loot.

Belgium with its victory in Bosnia and Slovenia with a draw with Scotland, made Greece’s job tonight easier. Greece, on her side, won inside Cyprus and now what separates us from the participating in the group of eight teams that will try to get the last four European tickets for the World Cup in Russia, is Gibraltar.