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Terrorist C. Xiros faces the investigator

58-year-old Xiros was escorted to the investigator’s office on Monday at 13.00 am.

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57 year old C. Xiros is facing the investigator, facing serious charges of terrorism after the discoveries made at his home in Anavyssos. The long-term convict and remnant of 17N (November 17) terrorist organization does not intend to give a meaningful account, according to his lawyer, F. Ragousis. Xiros, wanted for a year as a prison escapee from Korydallos prison said before the justice officials that he will not apologize for all that is attributed to him, and those that serve the occupation system have no jurisdiction to ask him why he did it.

 

Recaptured terrorist Christodoulos Xiros along with the mysterious woman who was helping harbor him at his Anavyssos hideout, the 30-year-old lieutenant of the group and seven to eight more people had been targeting Korydallos prison, where they hoped to free members of the terrorist organization known as Cells of Fire (Pyrines tis Fotias).

According to the latest information, the Greek police have managed to identify the woman who was using a fake id card under the name “Eleni Melani” and she is a resident of Palaio Faliro.

58-year-old Xiros who had been convicted to prison for multiple life terms for crimes he committed as a member of the Revolutionary 17 November Organization (17N) was escorted to the investigator’s office on Monday at 13.00 am.

Pending results of the ballistic examination of the eight Kalashnikovs found in the terrorist’s hideout, Counterterrorism analysts estimate that they may come across interesting “surprises,” not ruling out the possibility of a connection between Xiros and the Popular Fighters guerrilla group, allegedly related to Nikos Maziotis.

According to the analysts’ estimates, an operation to free the Cells of Fire members from Wing A at Korydallos prison would require at least eight people with knowledge of handling weapons and rockets. These people are probably uncaptured members of the terrorist organization and include the person who acted as the link between Xiros and the criminal groups that sold him the weapons.

Xiros himself is believed to have been responsible for the construction of a 100 kilo bomb that would tear down Korydallos prison walls. As for the mystery woman who was helping harbor the convicted terrorist, she may have been the driver of the group planning the attack.

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