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Police arrest suspected gunman aged 89 after five wounded in Athens

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 277 words · By Nikos Papanikolaou
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What to know about Police arrest suspected gunman aged 89 after five wounded in Athens

Suspected gunman aged 89 held in Greece after five wounded Police in Greece have arrested an 89-year-old man following a double shooting which left five people injured.

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What happened

Suspected gunman aged 89 held in Greece after five wounded Police in Greece have arrested an 89-year-old man following a double shooting which left five people injured.

Why it matters

The attacker initially opened fire at a social security agency in the Kerameikos area of Athens on Tuesday, wounding an employee in the leg, police say.

Common ground

He then travelled to a courthouse around 5km (3.1 miles) away in Ambelokipi, where a further four people were reportedly injured, before fleeing the scene and leaving behind a shotgun, authorities add.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Police arrested the man at a hotel near the bus station in the port city of Patras, some 200km from the capital.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'suspect' and does not contain any factual information regarding the arrest location in Patras.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of SUSPECT is regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected. How to use suspect in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suspect
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web search NEUTRAL — SUSPECT meaning: 1. to think or believe something to be true or probable: 2. to think that someone has committed a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/suspe…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. to believe to be guilty, with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder. 2. to doubt or mistrust: I suspect his motives. 3. to believe to be the case or to be likely or probable; surmise. 4…
https://en.thefreedictionary.com/suspect
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Claim 2: “Police in Greece have arrested an 89-year-old man following a double shooting which left five people injured.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and BBC (via web search), confirm the arrest of an 89-year-old man for a double shooting that injured five people in Athens.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greek may refer to anything related to: Greece, a country in Europe Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity Greek mythology, a body of myths originally told by the Ancien…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ [hellɛːnikɛ́ː]) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece
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Claim 3: “"Four women working at the small claims court were slightly injured," the head of the judiciary employees' union in Athens, Stratis Dounias, told the broadcaster.”
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The provided evidence consists of Wikipedia entries for the number 4 and a payment app, not the statement by Stratis Dounias.
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web search NEUTRAL — A four-sided plane figure is a quadrilateral or quadrangle, sometimes also called a tetragon. It can be further classified as a rectangle or oblong, kite, rhombus, and square.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/4
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web search NEUTRAL — Four is a Buy Now, Pay Later app that lets you split any online purchase into 4 easy payments, made every two weeks. Download the app, get your one-time virtual card, and shop at hundreds of your favo…
https://www.paywithfour.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 12, 2021 · Remember, zero is the same as none. Let's clap and count together back up to four. 1, 2, 3, 4! Now, point at the number 4, and use your finger to trace it in the air. Here we go!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tH8ZRPb-jQw
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Claim 4: “the attacker had entered the buildings in Athens with a shotgun concealed under his coat.”
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Multiple sources (Neos Kosmos and others) confirm the attacker used a shotgun concealed under his coat.
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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: An 89-year-old gunman caused panic in central Athens on Tuesday by opening fire at two separate public locations. The attacks targeted a National Social Security Fund (EFKA) office and a city …
https://www.newsofbahrain.com/world/131598.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Police said the first attack occurred shortly after 10 am at a social security office on Keiriadon Street in Kerameikos, where the man entered with a shotgun concealed under his coat and opened fire, …
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2026/04/29/news/athens-shootings-8…
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Claim 5: “He then travelled to a courthouse around 5km (3.1 miles) away in Ambelokipi, where a further four people were reportedly injured”
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Multiple sources confirm the second location was a courthouse in Ambelokipi where four additional people were injured.
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web search NEUTRAL — An 89-year-old man wounded four people in two separate attacks in central Athens on Tuesday, targeting an EFKA social security office and the Appeals Court. Police have launched a manhunt for the susp…
https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/04/28/89-year-old-gunman-wou…
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web search NEUTRAL — He then travelled to a courthouse around 5km (3.1 miles) away in Ambelokipi, where a further four people were reportedly injured, before fleeing the scene and leaving behind a shotgun, authorities ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv2pmz2v86o
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web search NEUTRAL — The incidents occurred at an EFKA social security office in Kerameikos and the Court of Appeals in Ambelokipi, with most injuries described as minor.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/athens-manhunt-for-89-y…
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Claim 6: “He was carrying a second weapon, a loaded .38 calibre revolver.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions and unrelated Wikipedia entries about Indian MLAs and the word 'the', providing no information about a .38 calibre revolver.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of a state government in the Indian system of government…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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Claim 7: “The suspect's niece contacted authorities after recognising him as the man involved”
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The provided evidence discusses unrelated kidnapping and murder cases involving nieces, but does not mention the niece of the 89-year-old Greek suspect.
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web search NEUTRAL — Social media speculation surrounding TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, continues to intensify as authorities struggle to find her kidnapper after her disappearance on January 31, 2026.…
https://me.mashable.com/culture/67262/nancy-guthries-niece-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — The man charged in connection with the disappearance of a Mobile County mother and her two children was not using his real name when he was arrested, authorities said Tuesday
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web search NEUTRAL — The university confirmed the identity, via a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, by Dr. Williams Wodi, UNIPORT's spokesman. The suspect was accused of abducting, raping, killing and dismem…
https://thenewsguru.ng/news/uniport-confirms-identity-of-sus…
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Claim 8: “firearm ownership is allowed but heavily regulated [in Greece].”
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Claim 9: “The five people - a man and four women - were left with non-life-threatening injuries in the shootings.”
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Claim 10: “The attacker initially opened fire at a social security agency in the Kerameikos area of Athens on Tuesday, wounding an employee in the leg”
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Three separate web search results confirm the attacker opened fire at a social security agency in Kerameikos on Tuesday and wounded an employee in the leg.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police officers walk outside the Athens’ Court of Appeal following a shooting incident that left several wounded, in Athens, Greece.The suspect had allegedly begun the shooting spree as he opened fire…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/greek-pensioner-89-…
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web search NEUTRAL — His shot hit another employee, who was wounded in the leg, Varveris said, adding that the gunman had been wearing a trenchcoat under which he had hidden the shotgun.The wounded employee was transporte…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/28/gunman-on-the-…
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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
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.