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In the wake of recent incidents across several public transport networks, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras referred to justice and submitted new evidence on the state of the national railway network to the Supreme Court on Monday.

A recent railway incident in Athens has raised fresh concerns about the country's train system, just 20 months after the tragic Tempe crash in central Greece.

Yet another safety breach on Greece's railway has prompted an urgent judicial investigation, with Athens' chief prosecutor, Apostolos Andreou, on Thursday seeking answers as to why a Suburban Railway (Proastiakos) train was routed onto a metro track.

Remote monitoring prevented a suburban train from mistakenly entering a metro line at Doukissis Plakentias. The incident occurred on October 9 and was confirmed by OSE’s CEO, Panagiotis Terezakis, following a report by the Panhellenic Union of Railway Drivers (PEPE).

A 49-year-old man of Chinese origin was arrested on Saturday evening in the Halandri area of northern Athens for violating weapons laws and making threats.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be visiting the Greek capital's fire-struck municipality of Penteli on Tuesday, where he is expected to chair a meeting with local and other officials and unveil the government's plan for managing and restoring those areas east and north of Athens that were devastated by an out-of-control blaze last week.

Greek emergency services fought back Tuesday against a massive wildfire that scorched the Athens suburbs, killing a woman, causing widespread damage and sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes.

A fire department spokesperson told AFP that "pockets of flame" were being dealt with but there were no longer "areas of particular concern".

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The 65-year-old woman, who had worked for over 20 years at the business, attempted to protect herself by seeking shelter in the bathroom of her workplace. Unfortunately, she was burned alive when the fire reached Patima, Chalandri, on Monday afternoon. According to reports, the business caught fire after a pine cone was ejected from a burning tree.

Teams of the General Directorate for the Rehabilitation of the Effects of Natural Disasters of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Policy began the process of recording damage on Tuesday in the aftermath of the devastating fire that ripped through northern Athens on Sunday and Monday.

The Interior Ministry has allocated emergency funding to eight municipalities in Attica affected by recent wildfires.

The total amount of 4.7 million euros was agreed upon after discussions between the interior and finance ministries, the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece, and the mayors of northeastern Attica.