Explosive

A Greek-British man has been detained in a psychiatric hospital after threatening to detonate an improvised explosive device outside a Thessaloniki courthouse.

The 41 year old had been arrested after he was found to be in possession of the explosive device and a replica gun in a public place, where he was shouting, "I will blow you up. Bring the minister here."

A 26-year-old man accused of terrorism links because his fingerprint was found inside a plastic garbage bag retrieved from an apartment in Athens' Ambelokipi district that was destroyed by the accidental detonation of explosives in October, was remanded in custody on Saturday, after testifying to an investigative magistrate.

A man arrested in connection with a storage unit containing firearms and explosives in Pangrati, central Athens, was granted time on Friday to prepare his testimony, scheduled for the following Tuesday.

Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis stated on Thursday during an interview with Skai TV that the recently discovered arms cache in Pangrati had been regularly accessed.

Greek police have uncovered a significant arms cache hidden in a storage unit in the Pangrati district of Athens, raising concerns about the potential resurgence of urban guerrilla activity.

A series of findings were made by Anti-Terrorism officers during a search of a warehouse in a residential building in Pangrati, where they arrived after receiving information that the location might be connected to the explosion at an apartment on Arcadia Street in

New evidence is coming to light regarding the seizure of large quantities of explosives and firearms following raids in Western Attica aimed at dismantling what authorities described as a significant criminal weapons storage and distribution network.

Five people were arrested in Western Attica on Monday as suspected members of a criminal network active in the possession, supply and sale of weapons and explosives, police said on Tuesday.

The case file accuses the men of possessing and manufacturing explosives, and violating laws on explosives, flares, drugs and antiquities.

A large cache of weapons and explosives was discovered yesterday, Monday (4/11), by the Sub-Directorate of Anti-Trafficking and Trade of Objects within the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime in the area of Western Attica.

An explosive device detonated late Tuesday in the courtyard of a primary school in Agrinio, western Greece. No injuries or damage were reported.