Land warfare

A man previously convicted for drug offenses was arrested in downtown Athens' Omonia district after police discovered explosives in his car during a routine stop on Friday. 

A suspicious gift received by Peristeri Mayor Andreas Pachatouridis on Wednesday was deemed harmless by authorities following an investigation.

Pachatouridis contacted the police after receiving a flower pot accompanied by an envelope containing an unidentified powder.

A new World War II bomb will be defused by authorities at the site of the former Hellenic airport.

The neutralization will take place at 8:00 a.m. the morning of Friday, August 2 and it is suspected that there will be an explosion. The bomb is large (in the order of 500 pounds, about 226 kilograms), petrified, and is located 500 yards from the nearest residences.

A World War II anti-tank mine found in the sea in southern Athens was destroyed in a controlled explosion on Thursday morning. 

The mine was found on Wednesday night by a swimmer in the area of Kavouri, at a depth of 1.5 meters.

The detonation was carried out by the Hellenic Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team after securing the area between Kavouri Avenue and Leto street.

Downtown Athens' Syntagma Square was briefly closed on Tuesday morning as police investigated a suspicious suitcase for a possible bomb.

The suitcase raised suspicions as it had been sitting unattended on the corner of Karageorgi Servias and Voulis streets for some time.

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A false alarm was raised on Wednesday by the police due to the discovery of a suitcase deemed suspicious outside the Digital Governance Ministry in Kallithea in south Athens.

A bomb disposal team arrived at the scene, and after the relevant inspection, it was determined that the suitcase did not contain anything alarming to the authorities.

The Court of First Instance of Athens was evacuated on Monday morning due to a bomb threat.

The police bomb disposal unit is currently conducting a search operation on the court grounds following the call, which occurred at 9.30 a.m.

No further information is currently available.

Authorities in Greece say a powerful bomb explosion damaged a gas station in Piraeus, south of Athens, in the early hours of Friday morning. 

There have been no reported injuries. Nearby buildings and vehicles also sustained damage from the blast, which occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Omiridou Skylitsi Street. 

Bomb threats were reported at the embassies of the United States, Israel, and Egypt in Athens on Friday. 

According to reports, television stations were contacted and informed that bombs would detonate at the three embassies by 11.30 a.m. 

Another call warned that a bomb would go off at the parliament building.