The bomb disposal unit (TEEM) checked the suspicious suitcase near the Piraeus Police Directorate on Wednesday, 21 October, and found it empty.
Traffic was halted at the junction of Iroon Polytechniou avenue and Karaoli and Dimitriou street, and on Tsamadou street between Notara and Karaiskou streets.
Road circulation was restored shortly before 19:00 on 21 October, according to the sources.
On Wednesday, 21 October, a suspicious suitcase was reported at the junction of Iroon Polytechniou avenue and Karaoli and Dimitriou street in central Piraeus, a short distance from the building of the Piraeus Police Directorate. Traffic through the junction was halted for safety reasons while the object was examined. Early reports, citing the fire service and ERT, identified the object as a suitcase.
The explosive ordnance disposal unit (TEEM) was called to the scene and carried out its check under the standard protocol for such cases. Traffic was also halted on Tsamadou street, from the height of Notara street to the height of Karaiskou street, while the work went on. The check found the suitcase was empty, which ended the alert.
The road closures were lifted shortly before 19:00 on 21 October. A later report said circulation on the affected roads had been fully restored. The incident caused no reported injuries in the sources and remained a local security alert in the centre of Piraeus.
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A suspicious suitcase left at the junction of Iroon Polytechniou avenue and Karaoli and Dimitriou street was found empty by the bomb disposal unit. Traffic on the closed roads was restored shortly before 19:00 on Wednesday, 21 October.
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