An investigation is underway by the Turkish police to determine who placed the explosive device, an act that is associated with the political developments in Turkey.

The explosive device was placed on the roof of the church of St. Georgios where a similar device had been placed in 1997, a fact that has caused concern both to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the authorities, according to information from Istanbul.

Minister of Finance Giorgos Alogoskoufis stated that the EU Statistics Agency has fully confirmed the figures included in the fiscal inspection. The Parliament deputies of the opposition party of PASOK have called on the government to admit that it has a cted in an irresponsible manner on the specific issue.

Meanwhile, it has been denied that the Prime Minister in a dinner with governing party of New Democracy Parliament deputies yesterday made comments concerning corruption and guilds.

In Greece, only 1 in 10 citizens say that they trust politicians while the overwhelming majority appears to be distrustful on the way the 300 Parliament deputies exercise their duties.

The Greek politicians occupy the 4th worst position among the 19 European countries and the United States.

The Greek people do not trust lawyers who occupy the last place compared to their colleagues from other countries, while the Greek journalists appear to be regarded as more reliable by the Greek people, compared to Britain where only 14% of the public op inion believes in what they write or say.

Based on the research, it appears that people trust more the teachers, doctors, army officers and priests.

The visit will be an important point in the history of bilateral relations and will mark the excellent climate between the two countries, stated Mr. Antonaros.

The acting government spokesman stated that the exact date of the visit will be announced shortly.

The prosecutor, who stated that he judged them with leniency, proposed a total of 972 years for each of the accused and about 28,000 euros in fines, while he did not propose a life sentence for any of the defendants. However, they are not expected to sta y in prison for more than 25 years each.

Greek Cancer Society Chairman Nikolaos Dontas announced the figures mentioned above in a press conference. He stated that the number of breast cancer cases is expected to increase in the following years if the female population is not informed about the disease and does not realize the importance of prevention.

Only 5% of the Greek women visit their doctor regularly when in the rest European countries early diagnosis reaches 60%.

In spite of the fact that the earthquake was a strong one was not felt by the people in Astipalea and Kos because its epicenter was not close to the surface estimated at 100 kilometers under sea.

According to Thessaloniki's Aristotle University seismologists the earthquake's epicenter was at the so-called Aegean volcanic arc that starts from the island of Nisyros and through Astipalea ends up in Methana in the Peloponesse southern Greece.

Of the stocks trading today, 183 had gains and 95 had losses, while the value of 125 stocks remained unchanged.

The sarcophagus (1.88x1.23x0.85) weighs 2.3 tons and is dated back to 900 BC. It is made of stone and its discovery proves that ancient Corinthians could carry huge stones and most importantly they had the infrastructure to do that 200 years earlier than

it was believed until now.

Inside the sarcophagus were found objects offered to the gods, usually placed in ancient tombs, while its top weighs 1.2 tons.