Firearms

Five people were arrested in Western Attica on Monday as suspected members of a criminal network active in the possession, supply and sale of weapons and explosives, police said on Tuesday.

The case file accuses the men of possessing and manufacturing explosives, and violating laws on explosives, flares, drugs and antiquities.

A three-year-old child has sustained a gunshot wound to the head in Markopoulo, eastern Attica, in what appears to have been a crossfire incident involving two vehicles.

A 29-year-old Turkish businessman was arrested in the northeasternmost city of Orestiada after authorities found weapons and ammunition in his car.

Upon entering Greece from Turkey, police discovered a Glock pistol, two magazines, six 9mm rounds and pepper spray in his vehicle.

Lawyers have expressed the need to impose harsher judicial penalties for incidents involving stray bullets resulting in fatalities or injuries, citing the increasing number of such cases.

Authorities have arrested two people after finding a large weapons cache in their home in northern Greece, police said Tuesday.

The two - a 54-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman - face felony counts of weapons and explosives possession. 

Israeli gun ownership is low at about 2% of the population – Israelis are also limited in the type of firearms & quantity of ammunition they can own

The High Court in Belgrade has extended the detention of Vladimir Kecmanovi, the father of the boy K.K. who committed the massacre at the elementary school "Vladislav Ribnikar na Vraar", writes "Novosti".
His detention was extended for another 30 days.

The UK Defense Secretary has said that Storm Shadow missiles will be supplied to the Ukrainian military - and Sky News has learned that some of the missiles are already with Ukrainian troops.
Responding to reports that such a deal had been reached, Moscow said the move would require an "adequate response from the Russian military."

Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kiev using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow's most modern missiles.

The US Department of Defense has begun preparing the US Space Force (USSF) for a possible future conflict with Russia and China in space, the Wall Street Journal reported. The decision comes amid Russia and China deploying lasers and missiles that could disable satellites and disrupt civilian communications.