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Greek pensioner, 89, arrested following shooting rampage

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 315 words · By Daniel Khalili-Tari; News Agencies
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What to know about Greek pensioner, 89, arrested following shooting rampage

Greek pensioner, 89, arrested following shooting rampage The gunman’s motive remains unclear.

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What happened

Greek pensioner, 89, arrested following shooting rampage The gunman’s motive remains unclear.

Why it matters

Greek police have arrested an 89-year-old man in connection with a double shooting in Athens that left five people injured.

Common ground

The suspect was detained on Tuesday in the city of Patra, more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) west of the capital, following a large manhunt.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Greek police have arrested an 89-year-old man in connection with a double shooting in Athens that left five people injured.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Google News, Al Jazeera, and other web search results) confirm that an 89-year-old man was arrested for a double shooting in Athens that left five people injured.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Athens Metro (Greek: Μετρό Αθήνας, romanized: Metro Athinas) is a rapid transit system serving the Athens urban area in Greece. Line 1 opened as a single-track conventional steam railway in 1869 a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_Metro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Classical or ancient Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athênai [atʰɛ̂ːnai̯]; Modern Greek: Αθήναι, Athine [aˈθine]) was the major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of Athens during the class…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Athens
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Claim 2: “the suspect reportedly threw envelopes containing documents on the floor of the court after opening fire”
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Only one relevant source (BreezyScroll) mentions the suspect throwing envelopes containing documents/explanations on the floor; other results are irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — Documents left behind: Reports suggest the suspect threw envelopes containing written explanations of his actions inside the courthouse.The suspect’s background. Any criminal or mental health history.…
https://www.breezyscroll.com/world/europe/athens-shooting-ex…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump claims the FBI threw documents on the floor at Mar-a-Lago 'pretending it was me who did it' - and 'took pictures for the public to see'. By MAILONLINE REPORTER.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-11165027/Trump…
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web search NEUTRAL — Subscribe for more crime content!This video was made for educational purposes only. The video is presented to provide genuine footage of police incidents to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ranX-xinc
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Claim 3: “Athens court staff announced a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in protest at the incident”
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Claim 4: “The suspect was detained on Tuesday in the city of Patra, more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) west of the capital”
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The arrest in Patras (Patra) on Tuesday is confirmed by tovima.com and other reporting sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 89-year-old shooter who carried out two shootings in central Athens on Tuesday has been arrested in Patras. Police found him carrying a loaded revolver.
https://www.tovima.com/society/athens-shooter-arrested-in-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police in Greece have arrested an 89-year-old man following a double shooting which left five people injured. The attacker initially opened fire at a social security agency in the Kerameikos area of A…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv2pmz2v86o
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web search NEUTRAL — A person died early Tuesday morning after a crash on northbound Interstate 5 near Peltier Road, CHP said. A victim disarmed a gunman on Tuesday during an attempted robbery, according to the Sacramento…
https://california.liveuamap.com/en/2026/6-may-a-man-was-fat…
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Claim 5: “The media identified the suspect as a rubbish collector from the Athens area.”
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ANA describes the man as a 'scrap dealer' and another source explicitly states local media identified him as a 'garbage collector'.
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Claim 6: “He was later arrested in a hotel, during which a second weapon was found”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the arrest occurring in a hotel or the recovery of a second weapon.
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Claim 7: “The AFP news agency reported he had psychological issues, having been treated at a mental hospital in 2018”
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Claim 8: “The head of the National Social Security Fund, Alexandros Varveris, told ERT Radio that the gunman had been wearing a trench coat under which he had hidden the shotgun.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about swimmer Katie Ledecky. No evidence regarding Alexandros Varveris or the trench coat was found in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Katie Ledecky ... Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (/ ləˈdɛki / ⓘ lə-DEK-ee; born March 17, 1997) [7] is an American competitive swimmer. She is the most decorated female swimmer in history and the most dec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Ledecky
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 17, 2026 · Katie Ledecky is an American swimmer who is one of the sport’s dominant freestylers, breaking numerous records in the early 21st century. She is especially dominant in longer races, not…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Katie-Ledecky
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 7, 2024 · Katie Ledecky is among the best swimmers in history, having won 13 Olympic medals and 26 World Championships medals. Read about her career, childhood, and more.
https://www.biography.com/athletes/katie-ledecky
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Claim 9: “The pensioner then travelled by taxi to a nearby court in Ambelokipi, where four people were injured.”
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Neos Kosmos and other reports confirm the suspect traveled by taxi to a court building where four people (specifically female clerks) were injured.
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web search NEUTRAL — Five people were left with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Greece's state broadcaster ERT."Four women working at the small claims court were slightly injured," the head of the judiciary em…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv2pmz2v86o
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web search NEUTRAL — Five people were left with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Greece's state broadcaster ERT."Four women working at the small claims court were slightly injured," the head of the judiciary em…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv2pmz2v86o
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web search NEUTRAL — The gunman then travelled by taxi to a court building, where he fired several shots inside, lightly wounding four female court clerks, according to police, court officials and the judiciary employees’…
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2026/04/29/news/athens-shootings-8…
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Claim 10: “firing a shot that struck an employee of the state pension organisation EFKA in the leg.”
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ANA (state news agency), Al Jazeera, and tovima.com all report that an employee of the EFKA pension organization was shot in the leg.
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web search NEUTRAL — State news agency ANA said the man, described as a scrap dealer, had initially shot an employee of the state pension organisation EFKA in the leg in central Athens.
https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2026/0428/1570656-athens-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Greek police have arrested an 89-year-old man in connection with a double shooting in Athens that left five people injured.The attacker reportedly told an employee “to duck” before firing a shot that …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/greek-pensioner-89-…
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web search NEUTRAL — An employee who witnessed the shooting at Greece’s main social security agency, EFKA, has described moments of fear and confusion as gunfire erupted inside the building.One colleague was injured in th…
https://www.tovima.com/society/efka-shooting-witness-describ…
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Claim 11: “firearm ownership permitted but tightly regulated [in Greece]”
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Claim 12: “The suspect had allegedly begun the shooting spree as he opened fire inside a social security agency in the district of Kerameikos in the centre of Athens.”
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Multiple sources confirm the shooting began at a social security agency (EFKA) in the Kerameikos district of Athens.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police in Greece have arrested an 89-year-old man following a double shooting which left five people injured. The attacker initially opened fire at a social security agency in the Kerameikos area of A…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv2pmz2v86o
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web search NEUTRAL — Athens shooting. The shooter opened fire at two different public buildings across the Greek capital.The first shooting took place outside a social security office in the central Athens district of Ker…
https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/athens-shooting-gunman-man…
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web search NEUTRAL — The suspect first appeared on security cameras approaching EFKA, the social security office in the Kerameikos district of Athens, calmly strolling across the street with a shotgun in hand.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/04/28/police-arrest-89…
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Claim 13: “The head of the Athens Judicial Employees Union, Stratis Dounias, said initial information indicated that the man had fired at the floor inside one of the offices in the court building.”
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CNN and Morning Star both explicitly quote Stratis Dounias stating the man fired at the floor inside a court building office.
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of the Athens Judicial Employees Union, Stratis Dounias, said that initial information indicated that the man had shot at the floor inside one of the offices in the court building.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/europe/athens-shooting-greece…
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of Athens Judicial Employees Union, Stratis Dounias, said that the initial information indicated the man had shot at the floor inside one of the offices in the court building. At least three …
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/89-year-old-open-fir…
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web search NEUTRAL — The gunman opened fire on the ground floor of a court building in central Athens.A man opened fire at a social security agency and a courthouse in central Athens. The suspect has been identified by lo…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-28/89-year-old-gumman-at…
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