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Greek Fugitive Arrested in Athens Shootout Greek Fugitive Is Arrested in Athens Shootout
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ATHENS — Greece’s most wanted terrorist, Nikos Maziotis, the self-professed leader of the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Struggle, was arrested on Wednesday after a shootout with the police in the middle of a busy shopping district and popular tourist spot in Athens.ATHENS — Greece’s most wanted terrorist, Nikos Maziotis, the self-professed leader of the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Struggle, was arrested on Wednesday after a shootout with the police in the middle of a busy shopping district and popular tourist spot in Athens.
A police spokesman said that Mr. Maziotis had been apprehended after resisting an inspection by officers. “He resisted and there was an exchange of fire,” he said, adding that Mr. Maziotis had been transferred to a hospital where he would remain under armed guard. Mr. Maziotis was wearing a wig when he was arrested, the police said, suggesting that he may have been planning a robbery. A police spokesman said that Mr. Maziotis had been apprehended after resisting an inspection by officers. “He resisted and there was an exchange of fire,” he said, adding that Mr. Maziotis had been transferred to a hospital where he would remain under armed guard.
The exchange of fire occurred in Ermou Street, the capital’s busiest shopping district, during the first week of the summer sales. Mr. Maziotis was wearing a wig when he was arrested, the police said, suggesting that he may have been planning a robbery.
A police spokesman said that one police officer was wounded and that two tourists — an Australian and a German — were “very lightly injured.” The exchange of fire occurred on Ermou Street, the capital’s busiest shopping district, during the first week of the summer sales.
Mr. Maziotis, whose group is best known for firing an antitank grenade at the United States Embassy in Athens in 2007, had been unaccounted for since the summer of 2012, when he violated the terms of the conditional release he was given following the maximum of 18 months in pretrial custody. A year later, he was sentenced in absentia to a 50-year prison term. The police spokesman said that one police officer was wounded and that two tourists — an Australian and a German — were “very lightly injured.”
Mr. Maziotis, whose group is best known for firing an antitank grenade at the United States Embassy in Athens in 2007, had been unaccounted for since the summer of 2012, when he violated the terms of the conditional release he was given following the maximum of 18 months in pretrial custody. The next year, he was sentenced in absentia to a 50-year prison term after his conviction for leading and participating in a terrorist organization.
In April, Revolutionary Struggle claimed responsibility for a large car bomb outside the Greek central bank that was timed to coincide with the country’s return to international capital markets after four years.In April, Revolutionary Struggle claimed responsibility for a large car bomb outside the Greek central bank that was timed to coincide with the country’s return to international capital markets after four years.