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- Oct 19
Casino staff bus leaves Parnitha road and hits trees, no injuries reported
A bus carrying casino employees ran off Parnitha avenue in Acharnes on Monday, 19 October 2026, and struck trees on the right side of the road. Police reported no injuries, and the cause is still under investigation.
- Oct 12
Son, 62, arrested over death of 89-year-old woman found dead in Menidi
Forensic findings show the 89-year-old was beaten and asphyxiated, and place her death on Sunday evening rather than before dawn on Monday. Police have arrested her 62-year-old son.
- Oct 4
Gunmen open fire on car in Menidi, leaving 26-year-old man hospitalized with gunshot wounds
Unidentified assailants fired multiple rounds at a passenger vehicle on Vardousion Street in Menidi early Sunday, leaving a 26-year-old man hospitalized with a rib wound.
- Jul 16
Fire at Menidi food and meat business forces closure of Leoforos Dimokratias
A ground-floor food and meat business on Leoforos Dimokratias caught fire early Thursday, sending a black smoke cloud over the area. Six fire trucks and 15 firefighters are working to contain the blaze, while police have closed the road in the direction of Menidi.
- Jul 3
Fire near Acharnes triggers ground and aerial firefighting response
A wildfire ignited in low vegetation near the Saranta Martyres hill in Acharnes, Attica, on Friday, shortly before 16:00. Firefighters, supported by two aircraft and a helicopter, are working to contain the blaze.
- Jun 19
Life sentence for main defendant in 2017 death of 11-year-old Marios in Menidi; second defendant acquitted
A Greek court unanimously convicted the main defendant of intentional homicide with possible intent and sentenced him to life imprisonment for the death of 11-year-old Marios Souloukos, struck by a stray bullet during a school celebration in Menidi in June 2017. The second defendant was acquitted.
- Jun 19
Prosecutor demands conviction for main suspect in death of 11-year-old Marios from stray bullet at Greek school celebration
The prosecutor in the trial over the 2017 death of 11-year-old Marios Souloukos, killed by a stray bullet during a school celebration in Menidi, urged the court to convict the main defendant of intentional homicide with possible intent and deny any mitigating circumstances.
- Jun 15
Fire breaks out at car spare parts store in Menidi, Greece; 18 firefighters deployed
A fire broke out on Monday morning at a car spare parts store on Ionia Street in Menidi, a suburb of Athens. No injuries have been reported so far.
- Jun 12
Severe storms lash Greece with hail, floods and over 31,000 lightning strikes
Heavy thunderstorms swept across mainland Greece on Friday, dumping up to 63 mm of rain and triggering widespread flooding, hail and more than 31,000 lightning strikes.