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An 89-year-old gunman allegedly opened occurrence wrong 2 Athens authorities buildings Tuesday, wounding astatine slightest 4 group successful a uncommon outbreak of unit that rattled Greece’s tightly controlled weapon scenery and ended pinch his apprehension hours later.
Police said nan fishy first stormed a societal information office, went up to nan 4th level and fired, striking an worker successful nan leg. Officials said nan gunman warned 1 worker to duck earlier pulling nan trigger, though he didn't look to specifically target nan worker he hit.
"He went in, went up to nan 4th floor, raised his shotgun, told an worker to duck and deed different one," Alexandros Varveris, caput of Greece’s National Social Security Fund, told authorities broadcaster ERT radio.
The wounded man was treated astatine nan scene, but nan fishy fled and later opened occurrence again wrong a courthouse successful different portion of nan city, wherever respective group were wounded.
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People stitchery extracurricular a courthouse successful Athens aft a gunman opened fire, leaving respective wounded connected Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)
Authorities said astatine slightest 3 women, each tribunal employees, suffered insignificant injuries from ricocheting pellets, while media reported that a 4th female was taken to a hospital arsenic a precaution.
People time off a courthouse aft a gunman opened fire, wounding respective group successful Athens connected Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)
Surveillance video aired by section media showed a man calmly stepping down nan thoroughfare carrying what appeared to beryllium a short-barreled shotgun.
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Police later arrested nan fishy adjacent nan metropolis of Patra, astir 130 miles westbound of Athens, and recovered nan weapon.
A policeman speaks pinch a female extracurricular a courthouse successful Athens aft a gunman opened fire, wounding respective people, connected April 28, 2026. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)
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The motive remains unclear, though authorities media reported nan man near documents down astatine nan courthouse outlining his grievances.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
