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| Greek Cops Find Terror Group Weapons |
| 2002-07-06 |
| Greek police, assisted by American and British agents, raided an apartment Saturday and found dozens of anti-tank rockets they believe were stolen from the army in the late 1980s by the elusive November 17 terrorist group. Police now believe they have seized most, if not all, of the terror group's known arsenal. It was the second such police raid against the group since Wednesday, when weapons and documents were seized from what police said was the group's main hide-out in downtown Athens. However, November 17's shadowy leaders, sought for nearly three decades, continue to elude arrest. Police estimate the group has less than a few dozen members. That makes them harder to find, of course. But 30 years seems kind of a long time not to come up with any leads... The first suspected group member ever arrested, a religious icon painter injured June 29 in a failed bombing attempt, remained hospitalized and was being interrogated by authorities. Savas Xiros, 40, was injured severely when the bomb he allegedly was carrying exploded in the busy tourist port of Piraeus. That's a pretty good start. Probably, though the Greek cops obviously aren't certain of that, the other members of the group are men and possibly women who know him and hang around with him. Y'know? Like sitting around on Saturday night polishing their projectiles and such? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |