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Man with handguns arrested at Paris Disneyland

French police have arrested a man who was carrying two handguns at the Disneyland amusement park in Paris, an interior ministry official said.

According to local media, the 28-year-old man was carrying the two guns and a copy of the Koran in a bag.

He was detained while entering a hotel next to the theme park, after two handguns were detected by X-ray machines.

Serbia Police Find Weapons, Ammo in Bulgarian Train

Weapons and ammunitions were found on Friday on a train operated by the Bulgarian National Railways (BDZ) in Serbia.

Beneath the roof of one of the wagons of the vehicle which was en route from Sofia to Belgrade, police discovered 19 gas pistols, a gas revolver and 9mm cartridges, the Bulgarian News Agency has reported, citing Serbian agency Tanjug.

83 firearms turned over in two weeks

BELGRADE - In two weeks since the Serbian Interior Ministry started its project to legalise firearms, the citizens have turned over only 83 weapons, the daily Danas from Belgrade reports.

According to data from the ministry the newspaper had access to, most of those weapons are air guns, handguns and hunting rifles, along with 5,112 pieces of ammunition of different calibre.

Two arrests in northern Greece over weapons, antiquities

A 60-year-old man has been arrested in Edessa, in northern Greece, after police say they raided and confiscated dozens of guns and ammunition found at his home. Investigators say the man, whose name has not been made public, had six assault rifles with three cartridges, five handguns with six cartridges, one revolver and more than 1,800 rounds. He is facing a list of weapons charges.

Godfather, 35, shot at Karditsa christening dies

A 35-year-old man who was being treated in an intensive care unit at the general hospital of Larissa, central Greece, for gunshot injuries suffered at christening last Sunday, died on Friday.

The man, who was the christened child’s godfather, was injured when shots were fired in the air during the celebration.

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