Explosives

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.

A man previously convicted for drug offenses was arrested in downtown Athens' Omonia district after police discovered explosives in his car during a routine stop on Friday. 

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

A large quantity of powerful explosives, equivalent to 100 kilograms of TNT, weapons, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found by police officers of the Assafety Ilida in the home of a deceased man in the municipal community of Peristeri.

A homemade explosive device went off at the entrance of an apartment building in the Ilioupoli district of southern Athens early Monday morning.

Two gas canisters were used in the pre-dawn blast in Louvari Street which caused material damage but no injuries.

Large part of pyrotechnic factory, on mountainside, destroyed - The cause of the explosion is unknown at this stage

During Easter celebrations, the persistent use of firecrackers, flares, and improvised pyrotechnics despite authorities' warnings continues to exact a heavy toll each year.

Police in Crete have launched an investigation after finding a large quantity of drugs, explosives and weapons in the search of a man's home in Rethymno following his arrest by drug squad officers.