A man was arrested by police on Friday outside the Athens Police Headquarters (GADA) on Alexandras Avenue after threatening that he had explosives.
According to reports, he is a 48-year-old from Sudan and is possibly homeless and mentally ill.
He had a backpack on his back and was holding in his hands a grenade that looked real.
In a container he had two more objects that resembled grenades.
The man was asking for a phone in order to speak. Police officers distracted him and immobilized him.
Because of the incident, traffic had been stopped on Alexandras Avenue from Panormou in the direction toward Patision Street, and on Dimitsanas Street from the point where it meets Alexandras Avenue. Around 18:30 traffic was restored.
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