Yiannis Dimitrakis

Two anarchists arrested last Wednesday following a thwarted heist on a money delivery van outside Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital were remanded in custody on Tuesday after defending themselves before an investigating magistrate.

Two anarchists arrested on Wednesday after attempting to rob a money delivery van outside Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital are to face an investigating magistrate in the northern port city on armed robbery charges on Tuesday while police step up a probe into their suspected links to Greek guerrilla groups.

Two anarchists arrested on Wednesday following a botched holdup of a money delivery van at Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital, who are thought to have links to guerrilla groups Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire and Group of Popular Fighters, have been given until Tuesday to prepare their defense.

The arrest of two suspects on Wednesday in connection with a botched holdup of a money delivery van at Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital was the result of a months-long investigation by the police's counterterrorism department, Kathimerini understands.