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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-04-26Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Car sought in terrorism investigation found burnedÁÍA-MPA/A stolen car sought by police before an organised swoop on suspected terrorist safehouses two weeks ago was found burned at dawn Sunday in the Patissia district of Athens, it was made known on Monday.The blue 'Renault' car, according to police sources, had been used by suspected Revolutionary Struggle' terrorist group member Nikos Maziotis, who was arrested in the April 11 dawn operation by counter-terrorism police along with five other suspects. All six have been jailed pending trial. Police believe the car was abandoned 1-2 days before the swoop operation. [02] Maras becomes first athlete to hold 5 gold medals in European ChampionshipGreece's horizontal bar champion Vlasis Maras on Sunday became the first athlete in the world to win five gold medals in any apparatus in the European Gymnastics Championships, as he took the gold again at the 2010 Championships in Birmingham.Maras took the gold in the Senior Mens High (or Horizontal) Bar final, with Epke Zonderland from the Netherlands taking the silver, and the bronze shared by Philipp Boy and Fabian Manguechen, both from Germany. Greece's Vassilios Tsolakidis also brought home the silver medal in the Senior Mens Parallel Bars, while Eleftherios Kosmidis also took the silver in the Floor final. Maras now holds five gold medals in the European Championships on the horizontal bar: Patras 2002, Ljubljana 2004, Volos 2006, Milan 2009, and Birmingham 2010, while he also holds a silver medal in the 2008 World Championships in Lausanne. Maras further holds two World Championship gold medals on the horizontal bar, in 2001 in Ghent and 2002 in Debrecen, while he also holds a bronze in the World Championships in Aarhus in 2006. [03] ASE opening: DeclineEquity prices were declining at the opening of trade on Monday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index down 0.96 percent, standing at 1,840.08 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 22.466 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving mostly downward, with the biggest gains in Travel & Recreation, up 1.59 percent; and Financial Services, up 1.48 percent. The biggest losses were in Health, down 1.47 percent; and Chemicals, down 1.05 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 0.97 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 0.54 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 0.23 percent. Of the stocks traded, 26 were up, 47 were down, and 26 were unchanged. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |