Police arrest suspected gunman aged 89 after five wounded in Athens
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- An 89-year-old man was arrested in Greece after a double shooting incident in Athens that left five people injured.
- The attacker first opened fire at a social security agency in Kerameikos, injuring one employee, then proceeded to a courthouse in Ambelokipi where four more people were hurt.
- The suspect fled the scene, leaving behind a shotgun, and was later apprehended at a hotel near the bus station in Patras, about 200 km from Athens.
- Surveillance footage showed the suspect calmly leaving the first location on foot, with police investigating whether he took a taxi to the second site.
- The motive for the shootings remains unclear, and authorities have maintained a heavy police presence at both crime scenes.
