Ano Liosia

Residents in Gennimata and Kanala in Ano Liosia, in the northwestern part of the Athens agglomeration, have been urged to evacuate to Liosia due to wildfires in the area, in a 112 alert.

In nearby Fyli, the flames have already consumed some buildings.

Authorities have also ordered that the capital's main landfill at Fyli be closed until further notice.

An emergency message was sent to the residents of Fyli, in west Attica, on Tuesday morning telling them to evacuate after a blaze broke out in the area earlier in the day, the fire brigade said. 

The message told people to head towards Ano Liosia as the blaze burned near the Kleiston Monastery.

A 15-year-old boy with disabilities was assaulted by five individuals, possibly including minors, on Sunday night in Ano Liosia, western Athens.

As reported by the state broadcaster ERT, the suspects approached the boy and launched a brutal assault, repeatedly striking him on the head and forcibly taking his mobile phone.

A 68-year-old woman was killed by a pack of dogs in a scrapyard lot in Ano Liosia, northern Athens, on Saturday morning, state broadcaster ERT reported.

The woman was attacked by the dogs outside the mobile home where she lived with her 70-year-old partner. The trailer was parked inside a scrapyard, whose owner, aged 76, has been arrested. 

An inmate who failed to return to the prison in Hania in Crete in August last year has been arrested by police in Ano Liosia, west of Athens.
The 37-year-old Syrian, who is serving 23 years for migrant trafficking, had received permission to leave the facility for five days. He was reported missing when he did not return to the facility as scheduled.

Police on Monday were probing a series of overnight arson attacks in different parts of Attica.

The perpetrators targeted a car dealership, vehicles, a bank ATM and a cafe, causing damage but no injuries. 

A large drug cartel operating primarily in the Athens suburbs of Acharnes and Fyli has been unraveled by Attica police authorities.
Police said the cartel consisted of seven gangs that worked under the guidance of two criminal organizations.

The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) has introduced a number of changes to the capital's bus services in a bid to reduce operational costs.

Effective as of Monday, OASA will be shutting down a number of services that were found to have low passenger numbers.

Six suspected member of a burglary racket believed to be behind at least 22 break-ins and thefts in northeastern Attica faced an Athens prosecutor on Monday on multiple theft charges.
The racket's loot is believed to be worth in excess of 328,000 euros.
The six suspects were arrested following a police sweep in the areas of Zefyri and Ano Liosia last Friday.

The union representing local authority workers, POE-OTA, has called on its members to walk off the job on Monday following the death on Friday of the 53-year-old driver of a municipal garbage truck who was crushed after losing control of his vehicle near the capital's main landfill in Fyli, northwestern Athens.