Vandalism

A gang of boys has been identified as being behind a string of robberies and acts of vandalism at two schools in Ilioupoli, eastern Athens, police confirmed Tuesday, adding that two 13-year-olds were arrested earlier this week and subsequently released.

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Monday called for an end to lawlessness in the capital following a vandalism spree by self-styled anarchists who trashed dozens of store facades on Monday night in solidarity with the rejection of an appeal by a woman jailed on terrorism charges. 

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Monday called for an end to lawlessness in the capital following a vandalism spree by self-styled anarchists who trashed dozens of store facades on Monday night in solidarity with the rejection of an appeal by a woman jailed on terrorism charges. 

It is more likely that the crane near the National Palace of Culture was poured over with something like lighter fluid, and the man who set it on fire was also inside the closed area, police chief Ivailo Ivanov announced on Monday.

A memorial commemorating 1,484 Jews from Kavala who perished in Nazi death camps in World War II, was targeted by vandals on Wednesday night, local media reported.

The vandals appear to have used hammers to smash the marble coating on the memorial, which was erected about a year ago in the northern Greek town.

An unprecedented incident that took place three months ago came to surface these days. A group of 20 German young people vandalized an Athens subway train by painting graffiti all over it.
They filmed what they did and shared it in the social media.
At least two of the accounts used indicate that they have done it in other countries as well.

The recent destruction of historical monuments in the center of the Greek capital gives rise to feelings of sadness and anger.

A huge swastika was painted in red paint on the monument of rapper Pavlos Fyssas (aka Killah P) at Keratsini on Saturday. Municipality cleaners rushed early in the morning to clean it after it was vandalized at dawn. This is not the first time that the monument has been attacked.

Municipal workers on Thursday removed graffiti from the facade of the building hosting the Archaeological Society in central Athens.

The neoclassical structure, which is located at the junction of Panepistimiou and Omirou streets, has been vandalized several times.

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Tuesday contacted the rector of the National Technical University of Athens, Yiannis Golias, and said that municipal staff who specialize in removing graffiti from buildings were available to help purge the exterior walls of the institution of a large black and white adornment that has fueled controversy.