Female Suspect of Apartment Explosion in Athens Fled to the Netherlands, Say Greek Authorities

athens - Greek authorities suspect that the female suspect of the apartment explosion in Athens has fled to the Netherlands. The case involves a group of individuals with connections dating back to their time at the Polytechnic University.

Greek authorities suspect that the female suspect of the apartment explosion in Athens has fled to the Netherlands. The woman received the keys to the apartment from a man in the Netherlands shortly before the explosion, in which a man died gruesomely and a woman was seriously injured. She has since disappeared. It has been revealed that the deceased man, the injured woman, along with a 31-year-old Greek man who was arrested, are all connected to the woman who is now believed to be in the Netherlands. They were all former colleagues at the Polytechnic University.

The arrested 31-year-old Greek man, who is a relative of the woman who received the keys, claims to have no knowledge of the people in the apartment. However, he was captured on video footage at the scene of the explosion reacting in panic. The woman, who is now sought in the Netherlands, has been linked to multiple visits to the apartment where the explosion occurred, resulting in a man's death. The police suspect the involvement of an extremist leftist group known as Armed Proletarian Justice in this incident.

The injured woman is suspected of involvement in creating the explosive device used in the attack. She has been arrested and placed under tight security in a hospital. Evidence collected by the anti-terrorism unit indicates the presence of terrorist-related activities, including the possession of firearms, devices to alter appearances, and other materials associated with terrorist acts.

The suspects face charges related to membership in a terrorist organization, terrorist acts involving explosives, damages to foreign properties, and illicit possession of weapons. Greek authorities suggest a possible link between the suspects and a terrorist group known as Armed Proletarian Justice, raising concerns of connections to anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, and anti-Zionist ideologies.

The failed attack's target remains unknown, but considering the proximity of the American and Israeli embassies to the apartment, these locations are likely possibilities. The suspects were part of a demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in Berlin in February 2021, suggesting potential motives.