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Two arson attacks destroy eight cars

Police on Monday were investigating two separate arson attacks in which a total of eight cars were damaged.

The first attack occurred in the parking lot of an OTE telecom branch in Halandri, northern Athens, at 9 p.m. on Sunday.

At 2.45 a.m. on Monday, two more cars were torched at an auto dealership in Kifissia, north of Halandri.

Gains at the closing bell for main stock index


The closing auctions helped the Greek stock market’s benchmark index to post gains of almost 1 percent on Friday, as it registered a small weekly drop of 0.21 percent.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,327.87 points, adding 0.98 percent to Thursday’s 1,314.99 points. The large-cap FTSE/ATHEX 25 expanded 1.05 percent to 428.65 points.

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