Greek police probe political motive after knife attack in Elefsina

Greek police are investigating a possible political or racist motive after a 32-year-old man was stabbed in Elefsina on 8 October, according to in.gr and Naftemporiki. The victim was seriously wounded but was reported to be out of danger.

Naftemporiki said 3 men approached the victim on Konstantinoupoleos Street and attacked him with a sharp object, injuring him in the leg. The attack happened during the afternoon, according to the outlet.

The victim told police that the attackers made political remarks before the stabbing. In.gr reported information from ERT that the 3 men were known for far-right activity in the wider area. Police are treating that description as part of the investigation rather than as an established finding.

Investigators are also examining whether the attack may be connected to a confrontation in Elefsina in August involving people from far-right and antifascist groups. After that earlier incident, identifying information about alleged far-right participants was published on an anti-authoritarian website, according to the supplied reports.

The victim told police the attackers accused him of publishing that information, according to Naftemporiki. He denied involvement in the August clash or in publishing personal details.

After the attack, the injured man first reached the Elefsina health centre by private means. Because the wounds were deep, he was later transferred by ambulance to Tzaneio Hospital in Piraeus, where the reports said he remained in serious condition but out of danger.

West Attica security police are handling the preliminary investigation and are collecting statements and other evidence to identify the 3 alleged attackers and establish the motive.

Political parties cited by Newsbomb condemned the attack and called for a full investigation. Their descriptions of the incident as far-right violence are political statements; police are still examining the motive.

The supplied material does not report arrests. It also does not establish that the attack was ordered by a political organisation or coordinated with any wider group, so ECTV is limiting the account to the motive lines investigators are examining.

The case is being treated as a serious targeted assault rather than an ordinary street fight because investigators are examining a possible link to earlier political violence in the area.