Arrests

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Friday at Athens' International Airport on a European arrest warrant issued by the Czech authorities for theft, acceptance and distribution of proceeds of crime, forgery and fraud.

Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz has been freed from custody in Greece but banned from travelling outside the country as he awaits a court ruling on a Romanian-issued arrest warrant, police and legal sources said Monday.

Steinmetz was detained by Greek police on Sunday evening, hours after arriving on a private aircraft at Athens International Airport, police sources said.

A 51-year-old man arrested on the island of Tzia on Monday for domestic violence is also facing additional felony charges after he attacked the police officers who arrived at his home to detain him.

The police case file includes charges of attempted homicide, possession and use of weapons, resisting arrest and traffic code violations.