Shooting Incident Occurs in Front of Greek Premier's Home

Home>>World

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, June 09, 2002

Shooting Incident Occurs in Front of Greek Premier's Home

A shooting incident occurred in front of Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis' home in central Athens Saturday and an investigation into the causes of the incident is underway.

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

A shooting incident occurred in front of Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis' home in central Athens Saturday and an investigation into the causes of the incident is underway.

"The investigation, which is already underway, to determine thecauses of these actions will delve deeply," Greek government spokesman Christos Protopapas said, adding that further details will be announced later.

According to the police, a drug addict, who was rejected from adetox program of the Organization Against Drug Abuse (OKANA), a health ministry agency, for failing to abide by his therapy, entered the office of the agency at noon and robbed at gunpoint a quantity of Methadone, a heroine derivative used in detox therapy programs.

The drug addict, Dimitris Aviatzidis, fired on the main window of the OKANA office and reached a police station in central Athens,where he forced a police officer to surrender his pistol at gunpoint, hijacked a car and drove off.

Soon he reached the adjacent Kolonaki neighborhood, where the premier has his home, and fired on the guards of the premier's residence to force them to surrender. But the guards fired back.

According to the police, Premier Simitis was at home during the incident. Aviatzidis was later arrested in his home by the police.

Aviatzidis was currently in a local hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound at the leg, sustained during his apprehension.

Questions?Comments? Click here

China Likely to Launch the Lowest SAR in the World ( 2 Messages)

China Hopes Japan Will Keep Commitment to Non-nuclear Principles ( 2 Messages)

Asymmetric Trial of Strength: Commentary ( 21 Messages)

US Taiwan Acts Jeopardize Sino-US Ties: Analysis ( 76 Messages)

'Kunlun' Jet-engine to Power China's Airforce ( 54 Messages)