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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-09-18
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[01] Six arrested for series of church robberies
[01] Six arrested for series of church robberies
AMNA--Four individuals, all described as repatriated Greeks from the
former Soviet Union and members of the same family, along with two
other people, are accused of a series of break-ins targeting churches
in northern Greece to remove votive offerings and religious objects,
it was announced by police on Monday.
The father, mother and two sons, and other two alleged accomplices,
are in custody, charged with committing at least 10 break-ins during
the summer. They mainly targeted churches in the northern prefectures
of Halkidiki, Serres, Kilkis, Drama and Thessalolniki.
A search in one of the suspects' houses and in a store owned by the
family of four allegedly revealed a gold bar weighing 240 grams, 65
gold sovereigns, a number of votive offerings, two assault knives and
roughly 96,000 euros in cash.
All suspects will be led before a prosecutor.
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