The counter-terrorism unit has redirected its investigation toward a known anti-establishment activist from the greater Piraeus area, suspected to be the man who died when a bomb he was assembling exploded in his hands inside an apartment on Arkadias Street in Ampelokipoi.
Confirming the identity of the deceased is crucial for the investigation’s progress. If current assumptions prove accurate, it will reveal a connection between him, the severely injured woman who was with him in the apartment, and a second woman who held the apartment keys. All three reportedly studied at the Patras Polytechnic and were involved in incidents in Berlin. The second woman, identified as having obtained the keys from the apartment owner’s son, currently in the Netherlands, is also linked to anti-establishment circles and is believed to be in the Netherlands now.
Counter-terrorism officials estimate that the explosion involved a device with either dynamite or gelignite. Along with two firearms, authorities found an old detonator similar to one used in a failed attack on the MAT (riot police) headquarters. They also found duffel bags in sterilized bags, suggesting they aimed to transport the bomb without leaving biological traces. Various documents have also been collected for examination.
Further investigation revealed multicolored single- and multi-strand wires, electronic boards, a cell phone, metallic spiral springs possibly from a timing mechanism, on-off switch plates, batteries, and fabric pieces.
Initial analysis suggests that the potential target of the would-be bombers may have been the Israeli Embassy, located a short distance from the apartment. Authorities are now tracking the two women’s movements in the area, who reportedly traveled by foot rather than by vehicle. As part of the investigation, police also searched a residence in Exarchia.
Watch video: Images of devastation after the explosion in the apartment
Further investigation revealed multicolored single- and multi-strand wires, electronic boards, a cell phone, metallic spiral springs possibly from a timing mechanism, on-off switch plates, batteries, and fabric pieces.
Initial analysis suggests that the potential target of the would-be bombers may have been the Israeli Embassy, located a short distance from the apartment. Authorities are now tracking the two women’s movements in the area, who reportedly traveled by foot rather than by vehicle. As part of the investigation, police also searched a residence in Exarchia.
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