Non-lethal weapons

The Hellenic police swiftly intervened, deploying gas grenades to disperse the crowd and restored order to the area

Three suspects, two foreign nationals and one Greek, were detained during a police operation on Saturday morning at the University Campus in Zografou, located to the east of the city center. The operation, primarily targeting the dormitories, was initiated following a series of arson attacks in the area, leading to the destruction of numerous vehicles.

A bomb scare prompted a police response after a resident reported a suspicious object resembling a coffee box at the entrance of an apartment building on Amarillidos Street at 1 p.m. in the Athenian neighborhood of Psychiko. 

A hand grenade was found in an outdoor area of a residential complex in the southern suburb of Glyfada, police said Wednesday. 

The circumstances under which the hand grenade was found have not yet been clarified. 

As soon as the suspicious device was discovered, a team from the bomb disposal unit rushed to the scene to take necessary action.

Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop.

An Athens court on Monday gave pop singer Notis Sfakianakis until Wednesday to prepare his defense after he was arrested on Sunday evening on charges of possessing a small quantity of cocaine and an unlicensed pistol. 

He was arrested in the southern Athens suburb of Elliniko during a routine check of his car for compliance with coronavirus restrictions by motorists.

A popular act on the Greek nightclub circuit, Notis Sfakianis, is due to face a magistrate on Monday on drugs and weapons charges, following his arrest in southern Athens on Sunday night.

A new website, Smokescreen - Iraq's Use Of Military-Grade Tear Gas Grenades To Kill Protesters, features a three-dimensional reconstruction of deadly incidents captured on video around Baghdad's Tahrir Square and Jimhouriya Bridge, when Iraqi security forces targeted protesters with Serbian- and Iranian-produced tear gas grenades.

Amnesty International has called on the Iraqi government to stop the abusive use of tear gas grenades manufactured in Serbia and Bulgaria for combat, after an investigation found they caused the deaths of at least five protesters in as many days.

A man was injured after a grenade exploded in a warehouse in Razlog, BGNES reported.

The incident happened this morning at about 11am. The explosion has injured a worker. He suffered severe hand injuries and was transported to a private hospital in Blagoevgrad by the company. He underwent a major surgery.