Athens shooting: Police hunt 89-year-old gunman after multiple attacks injure several

29 April,2026 08:37 AM IST |  Athens  |  Agencies

Police in Athens launched a manhunt for an 89-year-old gunman who opened fire at a social security office and later at a court building, injuring at least four people. Authorities are probing the motive behind the coordinated attacks in central Athens

The Athens Court of Appeal. PIC COURTESY/X/@Kathimerini_gr


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Police in Greece's capital were searching for a gunman, aged 89, who opened fire in Athens, wounding at least four people. The man initially opened fire at the social security office, wounding an employee.

The same man was suspected of later opening fire on the ground floor of a court building in another part of central Athens, wounding several people there.

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