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Policeman charged with manslaughter after running over woman

A police officer in the northeastern prefecture of Xanthi has been charged with manslaughter through negligence after confessing to running over a 19-year-old woman who later died of head injuries.

The woman was run over by a police car last week in the village of Palaio Zygo in Xanthi and died in hospital on Tuesday.

Pedestrian dies in Faliro car-tram collision

One pedestrian was fatally injured and another seriously when a car collided with a tram at Edem station on Thursday in the southern Athenian suburb of Palaio Faliro.

The car deviated from its lane and crashed into the oncoming tram after violating a traffic light and hitting the two pedestrians. According to Urban Rail Transport (STASY), no passengers were injured.

Woman dies in traffic accident with tram

A vehicle collided with the tram at Edem station on Thursday in the southern Athenian suburb of Palaio Faliro.

The car deviated from its lane and crashed into the oncoming tram after violating a traffic light and hitting two pedestrians.

One passerby was fatally injured, and another was hospitalized at Nikaia General Hospital and is in critical condition.

Woman run over by police car dies

A 19-year-old woman who was run over by a police car last week in the village of Palaio Zygo in Xanthi, northern Greece, died in hospital on Tuesday due to critical head injuries. 

According to reports, the driver of the vehicle initially notified an ambulance but then denied his involvement in the accident before coming clean to his colleagues. 

Attack with gas canisters at entrance of apartment building

An apartment building in Palaio Faliro, southern Attica, was targeted on Sunday at dawn.

According to the police, unidentified persons placed gas canisters at the entrance of the apartment building at approximately 3.30 a.m.

The explosion blackened the building's entrance. The police found remains of flammable material containers at the scene. 

Pulp to play Athens Release festival next year

Britpop pioneers Pulp will headline Release Athens 2024 festival on June 20, organizers revealed on Wednesday.

No additional artists have been officially confirmed for next year's festival, which will take place at Water Square in Palaio Faliro on the southern coast of the capital.

Tickets will go on sale on Friday at 12 p.m. - you can buy yours here. 

New healthcare services for cruise passengers launched at Piraeus

Athens Medical Group and its Thessaloniki-based branch, the European Interbalkan Medical Center, return this week to the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum for a third time, as part of the tertiary healthcare provider's efforts to inform the maritime community about the launch and expansion of office and healthcare facilities in port and waterfront destinations where it caters to the medical needs of

Moto Expo opens at Tae Kwon Do Stadium in Palaio Faliro

Moto Expo 2023 opened to the public on Wednesday at the Tae Kwon Do Stadium (Faliro Olympic Arena) in Palaio Faliro, southern Athens.

The annual event, centered around motorcycles, ATVs, scooters and mopeds, is held under the auspices of the Association of Motorcycle Importers of Greece (SEME) and will end on Sunday, April 2.

Teen gang stealing from shops dismantled

Police said on Wednesday they had dismantled a gang of minors accused of systematically stealing from shops in areas of Attica.

The gang has been linked to 26 cases of theft from shops in Omonia, Kypseli, Galatsi, Ambelokipi, Palaio Faliro, Peristeri, Aegaleo and Nikaia and one house. A 16-year-old Greek and two Albanian nationals, aged 15 and 17, were arrested on Tuesday.

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