Paiania police

Authorities have detained four people in connection with a fire that broke out on Wednesday, shortly after 2 p.m., in the East Attica suburb of Glyka Nera, according to reports.

The mayor of Paiania, of which Glyka Nera is a part, Isidoros Madis, told Kathimerini that according to an eyewitness, the fire was likely caused by a drone that crashed into the foothills of Mount Ymittos.

Three policemen are under investigation for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a 35-year-old man.

One of the policemen works at Athens security police headquarter, another is stationed at the Aghios Dimitrios precinct in southern Athens and the other at a police station in Paiania, east of the capital.