Breaking News! Greek PM calls extraordinary meeting over fire tragedy

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called an extraordinary cabinet meeting at 5 pm on Friday.

The meeting will focus on the wildfire tragedy in east Attica, which resulted in the death of 84 people and dozens injured. The meeting comes a day after Thursday’s press briefing where the government official avoided taking any responsibility for the effects of the fires.

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Breaking News! Greek PM calls extraordinary meeting over fire tragedy

The meeting will take place at 5 pm on Friday

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