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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-12-04Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greece sends more aid to IsraelGreece on Saturday evening sent a second dispatch of assistance to Israel to tackle a massive wildfire in Haifa that has claimed at least 42 lives.A C-130 military helicopter departed from the Elefsina military airport carrying a team of 36 firefighters and equipment to help contain the blaze. On Thursday, Greece dispatched five Canadair fire-fighting aircraft to Israel after a telephone call between Papandreou and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier in the day. Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman later called Greek foreign minister Dimitris Droutsas to thank Greece, on behalf of the Israeli government, for its immediate response to Israel's request for help in putting out the massive forest fire near Haifa, while he also praised the efficiency of the Greek forces. (Photo by EPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] Two arrested, arms cache seized by counter-terrorism police - Investigation continuingTwo people were arrested and a large cache of weapons were seized by counter-terrorism police on Saturday afternoon during a raid in a garage in the Athens district of Nea Smyrni.Apart from the raid, counter-terrorism police were bringing in a number of suspects for questioning. The suspects are being investigated for participation in a terrorist group, and positively that of the Revolutionaries' Sect. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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