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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-01-14Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] German woman, 27, arrested in ongoing urban terrorism probe (LEAD-ALL)(ANA-MPA) -- A German woman, 27, was arrested by the anti-terrorist squad on Friday, a development linked to the arrest for four local men on urban terrorism-related charges in two separate Athens locations a day earlier.According to police, the woman is the daughter of a 55-year-old former "Red Army Faction" (RAF) operative, who herself was the subject of a 1993 international warrant by German authorities for participation in the ultra-leftist terror group. Police said the woman had contacts with all four of the suspects. The latter were identified as Haralambos Tsilianidis, 23, Dimitrios Fessas, 23, Dimitrios Dimtsiadis, 23, and Socrates Tzifkas, 21. An assault rifle and an automatic handgun, along with ammunition, were recovered from two Athens residences searched by the police. Hours later, a local prosecutor filed felony charges against the five. According to reports, the five suspects were brought before the prosecutor without attorneys, while they refused to make any statement in the prosecutor's office. Only the German national requested to contact an attorney. Charges include the establishment of a terrorist organisation and weapons possession. The German mother of the 27-year-old arrested in Athens had surrendered to Lebanese authorities in 1999. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] German woman, 27, arrested in ongoing urban terrorism probe(ANA-MPA) -- A German woman, 27, was arrested by the anti-terrorist squad on Friday, a development linked to the arrest for four local men on urban terrorism-related charges in two separate Athens locations a day earlier.According to police, the woman is the daughter of a 55-year-old former "Red Army Faction" (RAF) operative, who herself was the subject of a 1993 international warrant by German authorities for participation in the ultra-leftist terror group. Police said the woman had contacts with all four of the suspects. The mother of the 27-year-old arrested in Athens had surrendered to Lebanese authorities in 1999. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [03] Stocks end week 3.96% upStocks ended higher in the last trading session of the week, reflecting renewed optimism in markets over a swift solution to the debt problems facing regional European countries. The composite index rose 0.23 pct to end at 1,445.86 points, for a net gain of 3.96 pct in the week. Turnover, however, remained a low 95.131 million euros. MIG (3.03 pct), Alpha Bank (2.97 pct), Eurobank (2.43 pct) and Ellaktor (2.40 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Piraeus Bank (4.12 pct), OTE (2.86 pct) and Hellenic Petroleum (2.84 pct) were top losers.The Personal Products (1.97 pct), Utilities (1.75 pct) and Financial Services (1.75 pct) scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Telecoms (2.86 pct) and Food/Beverage (1.50 pct) suffered losses. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 100 to 52 with another 55 issues unchanged. Dionic (18.42 pct), Unibios (14.29 pct) and Edrasi (12.5 pct) were top gainers, while Elbisco (19.67 pct), Imperio (10.71 pct) and Logismos (9.52 pct) were top losers. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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