Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-06-16

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Two deaf-mute brothers charged in grave robberies

[02] Fire in Hymettus contained

[03] Áthens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Two deaf-mute brothers charged in grave robberies

According to police, the two suspects had broken into the cemetery at least four times since last March and destroyed approximately 60 graves, from which they looted several objects including a silver icon.

At the time of their arrest the perpetrators had already taken two icons and other objects from graves they had earlier violated.

The two men will be sent later Tuesday before a public prosecutor.

[02] Fire in Hymettus contained

According to a Fire Brigade announcement, the Hymettus blaze has been contained in a gorge at Kremastos Lagos area, while rekindlings at the crest are being tackled mainly by water dropping helicopters.

Caption: Residents of the southern Athens district of Ano Glyfada, try to contain the blazes on Monday 15 June 2009. ANA-MPA/KATERINA MAVRONA

[03] Áthens Newspaper Headlines

Recent wildfires, the new flu virus A(H1N1) and political developments dominated the headlines on Tuesday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "172 wildfires in three days ......and the summer has just begun".

APOGEVMATINI: "The pneumococcal vaccine shields the elderly from the new flu".

ELEFTHEROS: "Karamanlis is copying (former PASOK Prime Minister Costas) Simitis' fatal mistakes".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "New system will be implemented in bank loans interest as of July 1.

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "The government apparently did not learn a lesson from the 2007 devastation (from the wildfires that ravaged the country)".

ESTIA: "Speculations on parties' cooperations are being spread for other expediencies".

ETHNOS: "Karamanlis now hostage to ND deputy Yannis Manolis due to the government's marginal majority in parliament".

TA NEA: "Government unprepared to battle the wildfires - Only 3 of the 14 firefighting helicopters were ready to take action".

VRADYNI: "Reforested areas in Hymmettus mountain one of the mountains surrounding Athens) in flames".

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