Police Bomb Squad Responds to Suspicious Suitcase in Athens
by Kosta Papadopoulos · Greek City TimesGreek police launched a security operation on Thursday (November 5) after officers discovered a suspicious suitcase on Evelpidon Street in the Kypseli district of Athens.
A specialist team from the Hellenic Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (TEEM) rushed to the scene to examine the suitcase and determine whether it posed a threat.
As a precaution, traffic police closed Evelpidon Street to vehicles from the junction with Olenou Street.
Police inspections remained underway, with officers maintaining a security presence at the scene until specialists completed their examination of the suitcase.
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(Source: AMNA)
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