Bomb squad clears suspicious bag near Piraeus police headquarters
Greek police shut two streets in central Piraeus on Wednesday after a suspicious bag was found near the police directorate; it was found to be empty.
Greek police closed two streets in central Piraeus on Wednesday afternoon after a suitcase was found near the city's police directorate and deemed suspicious, prompting a bomb squad response, Kathimerini English reported.
The bag was found at the junction of Iroon Polytechniou and Karaoli Dimitriou streets, close to the police building, and officers cordoned off the area while a team from the bomb disposal unit, known by its Greek acronym TEEM, inspected it, Kathimerini and Greek outlet Iefimerida reported. Traffic in the area was halted during the inspection.
The bomb squad found the suitcase was empty and contained nothing dangerous, Greek news site in.gr reported. The streets that had been closed for safety reasons were reopened shortly afterwards.
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What we know
- Official · Police Police closed Iroon Polytechniou and Karaoli Dimitriou streets in central Piraeus on Wednesday after finding a suspicious bag near the police directorate, Kathimerini reported.
- Official · bomb disposal team A bomb disposal team inspected the bag; it was found to be empty, in.gr reported.
- Official · Police The closed streets were reopened once the inspection was complete.
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Why it matters for Europe
The alert, coming the same day as a booby-trapped bag injured police and civilians in the Athens district of Kolonos, shows Greek police responding cautiously to suspicious objects left in public places. In this case the precaution turned out to be unnecessary, with no device or danger found.
Sources
Reported by 3 reports from 3 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- in.gr: Έλεγχος σε ύποπτη βαλίτσα στο κέντρο του Πειραιά – Κλειστές Ηρώων Πολυτεχνείου και Καραολή Δημητρίου
- Iefimerida: Εντοπίστηκε ύποπτη βαλίτσα κοντά στο κτίριο της αστυνομικής διεύθυνσης Πειραιά -Στο σημείο κλιμάκιο του ΤΕΕΜ
- Kathimerini English: Suspicious bag prompts bomb squad alert in central Piraeus
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Questions and answers
- Where was the suspicious bag found?
- Near the Piraeus police directorate, at the junction of Iroon Polytechniou and Karaoli Dimitriou streets, central Piraeus.
- Was the bag dangerous?
- No. A bomb disposal team found it was empty and posed no danger.
- Did anyone get hurt?
- No injuries were reported; streets closed during the inspection were reopened afterwards.
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