“The freedom of the press is neither constrained nor muzzled by terrorist acts,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a Parliament session. Greece has seen similar attacks on media outlets and other targets that most often turned out to be the work of far-left groups, but Tuesday’s fire caused more serious damage. No one had claimed responsibility as of Wednesday afternoon. The group’s news site said a serious malfunction in the radio station’s broadcast tower on Tuesday could be related to the fire. , are examining security cameras from nearby buildings. Police said they suspect other people might have helped the arsonists escape. Real Group reported on its website that security cameras showed two people with their heads covered placing the canisters and can. Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michalis KarayiannisĬhatzinikolaou founded the media company in 2007. (Michalis Karayiannis/Eurokinissi via AP) No injuries were reported but there was significant material damage. The Fire Service says it found three gas canisters taped at a staircase between the ground and first floors. Reporters and authorities gather outside the headquarters of Real Group, a media organization, in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Real Group owner Nikos Chatzinikolaou, a veteran journalist, posted a short clip from his car that showed the top of the building on fire and tweeted: “Explosions and fire at Real FM and Realnews! They are burning us! They are trying to shut us down!” The newspaper in located on the first floor and the radio station on the second. The offices of a shipping company on the building’s top floor suffered the most damage. No one was injured, although a radio station sound engineer was evacuated and treated for smoke inhalation. Fire Service investigators found the remnants of three gas canisters tied together on an external stairwell between the ground and first floors, as well as a can containing a flammable liquid. at the building which houses radio station Real FM and the Real News newspaper in Maroussi, a northern Athens suburb.įirefighters extinguished the blaze. Due to a tamper alarm from his ankle monitor that was obtained early on June 12, 2020, the earlier bond was canceled.ATHENS, Greece (AP) - An arson attack on a suburban Athens building that houses the offices of a Greek radio station and newspaper caused significant damage early Wednesday and drew condemnation from political leaders in Greece and elsewhere in the European Union.Įxplosions were heard before a fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Further, Nieves' defense team submitted a request to permit him to travel from his house to a Cambridge hospital for his medical checkups.Īll previous terms, including an ankle monitor, were incorporated in the new bond, which is $150,000 with no 10% tolerance. Additionally, he was told to avoid all communication with Alex Andrews, the victim. He was put under house arrest at his current Cambridge home and ordered to wear an ankle monitor. Nieves posted the initial $100,000 bail (with no 10% permitted), but Judge Patrick Lang imposed several conditions. Victim is Alex Andrews, owner of Thunderbunny Tattoos. Nieves was permitted to get a modified bond to the one he first got on October 9, 2019, on June 16.Īthens man hospitalized after reported shooting. In October 2019, he entered a not guilty plea to a second-degree felony assault accusation. More articles: Who Is The Real Greatness? Florida Rapper Helps Out People On Tiktok Nieves is the primary suspect in a Janushooting that left Thunder Bunny Tattoo Parlor owner Alex Andrews blind and severely injured. Following the incident, Andrews had to endure two operations and is now practically blind in his left eye. According to The Messenger, Andrews was allegedly shot through his kitchen window on January 19, 2017.Īndrews suffered injuries to his face, neck, chest, and stomach from a shotgun discharge of birdshot and buckshot. Marshals Service assisted the Athens Police Department in seizing Nieves on October 2 in Columbus. NEW: New York man indicted, arrested for 2017 Brown Avenue shooting of Athens tattoo parlor owner Alex Andrews: - The Athens NEWS October 3, 2019Īccording to reports, the U.S. According to officials, he later resided in Columbus and Brooklyn, New York, and is currently being sought outside Cambridge, Ohio. Nieves attended Ohio University in the past but did not complete her degree.
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