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Suspicious suitcase halts traffic on Spyrou Trikoupi in Athens' Exarchia, bomb squad finds clothes
Police halted traffic on Spyrou Trikoupi street on the morning of Friday, 6 November 2026, after a suspicious object was spotted near Exarchia square. The bomb disposal team that examined it found the suitcase held clothes, and the alarm was reported as over.
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In brief
A suspicious object, identified as a suitcase, was reported on Spyrou Trikoupi street on the morning of Friday, 6 November 2026, prompting a call-out to the TEEM bomb disposal team.
According to NewsIT, the TEEM team checked the suitcase and found nothing of concern, as it contained clothes.
Police stopped vehicle traffic on Spyrou Trikoupi between Alexandras Avenue and Deligianni street, with two perimeters set up shortly after 6:30.
- 6 NovSuspicious suitcase reported near Exarchia square and bomb disposal team sent to the spot
- Shortly after 6:30Police set up two perimeters from Alexandras Avenue to Deligianni street
Suspicious suitcase on Spyrou Trikoupi
On the morning of Friday, 6 November 2026, a suspicious object was reported near Exarchia square in central Athens. Reports citing ERT identified it as a suitcase. Police halted vehicle traffic on Spyrou Trikoupi street from Alexandras Avenue to Deligianni street for precautionary reasons. Kathimerini placed the object near the junction with Tositsa street.
Bomb disposal check
A team from the Explosive Device Neutralisation Department (TEEM) was sent to the spot to examine the item. According to NewsIT, the check found nothing of concern because the suitcase contained clothes. Naftemporiki reported that shortly after 6:30 police set up two perimeters along the same stretch, from Alexandras Avenue to Deligianni street.
Alarm lifted
NewsIT's report was headlined as the end of the alarm. Reports from the early morning described the examination as still under way, so the exact time the traffic closure was lifted does not appear in the sources.
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Sources and context
- NewsITAlarm over in Exarchia for suspicious objectΛήξη συναγερμός στα Εξάρχεια για ύποπτο αντικείμενο · original in Greek
- H KαθημερινήExarchia: Suspicious object detectedΕξάρχεια: Εντοπίστηκε ύποπτο αντικείμενο - Ερευνα του ΤΕΕΜ · original in Greek
- in.grAlarm for suspicious object in ExarchiaΣυναγερμός για ύποπτο αντικείμενο στα Εξάρχεια · original in Greek
- NEWS 24/7Exarchia: Alarm for suspicious objectΕξάρχεια: Συναγερμός για ύποπτο αντικείμενο - Στο σημείο ΤΕΕΜ · original in Greek
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