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  • An alarm sounded on the evening of Friday, 23 October on Nirideon Street in Pagrati after a suspicious object was spotted.

  • The object was a bag left on a bench, and the TEEM bomb disposal unit found nothing suspicious in it.

  • Traffic on Nirideon Street had been halted from Vasileos Alexandrou Avenue during the checks and was restored once the alarm ended.

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Athens · Greece

The alarm

On the evening of Friday, 23 October, an alarm sounded on Nirideon Street in Pagrati, Athens, after a suspicious object was spotted. A unit of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (TEEM) was sent to carry out the required checks, and the area was cordoned off while the investigation continued. Traffic on Nirideon Street was halted from the height of Vasileos Alexandrou Avenue until the checks were complete.

Outcome

After the inspection, the object was identified as a bag left on a bench, and nothing suspicious was found in it. The alarm was lifted and traffic on the street was restored. The reports give no further details on the bag's owner or on any further steps taken.

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  • NewsIT2 h agoPagrati: End of alarm for the suspicious objectΠαγκράτι: Λήξη συναγερμού για το ύποπτο αντικείμενο · original in Greek
  • iefimerida.gr2 h agoEnd of alarm in Pagrati: Suspicious object checked on NirideonΛήξη συναγερμού στο Παγκράτι: Ελέγχθηκε ύποπτο αντικείμενο στη Νηρηίδων · original in Greek
  • NEWS 24/73 h agoMinor disturbance over suspicious object in PagratiΜικρή αναστάτωση για ύποπτο αντικείμενο στο Παγκράτι - Έληξε ο συναγερμός · original in Greek
  • ΣΚΑΪ3 h agoAlarm in Pagrati for suspicious object: TEEM unit at the sceneΣυναγερμός στο Παγκράτι για ύποπτο αντικείμενο: Στο σημείο κλιμάκιο ΤΕΕΜ · original in Greek

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Safety · Athens

Bomb disposal unit finds harmless bag in Athens' Pagrati, alarm ends on 23 October

Traffic on Nirideon Street in Pagrati, Athens, was halted on the evening of 23 October while a bomb disposal unit inspected an object. The object, a bag left on a bench, was found to contain nothing suspicious.

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