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Greek fires may be treated as terrorism Staff and agencies Monday August 27, 2007 Guardian Unlimited (UK) Burned cars sit in a field near Artemida, one of the villages caught in the fires which have spread through the Peloponnese forests. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty A Greek prosecutor today ordered an investigation into whether arson attacks, which have been blamed for the worst forest fires in decades, could be considered terrorist acts. The public order ministry said Dimitris Papangelopoulos, who is responsible for prosecuting terrorism and organised crime, ordered the investigation to determine "whether the crimes of arsonists and of arson attacks...

WEDNESDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2003 A SUSPECTED MEMBER OF THE AL-QAEDA WAS ARRESTED IN GREECE Athens, 7 October 2003 (22:18 UTC+2) A suspected member of the al-Qaeda terrorist network was arrested a few days ago in Greece on slave trade charges, according to the Athens television station “Alpha” citing statements by Shiite Muslims living in Athens. According to unconfirmed information, the suspect is a Taliban and is accused of killing 19 people in Pakistan, while he was trained in Afghanistan. The Greek Police has launched an investigation to determine the suspect's identity. The authorities do not confirm any information before the...

Terror experts fear Athens Games are 'peach of a target' Greece has not grasped scale of possible threat, they say Helena Smith in Athens and Richard Norton-Taylor Saturday August 16, 2003 The Guardian (UK) MI5 and Scotland Yard are advising the Greek authorities on how to protect the 2004 Athens Olympic Games amid concern that the local police are struggling to grasp the scale of threat posed by al-Qaida and other terrorist groups, the Guardian has learned. The Briton who has been appointed chief security consultant for the games admits he has "a very tough job" because the world has...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympic hosts Greece are among the top 10 global targets for terror network al Qaeda according to a confidential report cited by a Greek newspaper. Greece is seventh on the alleged international hit list behind countries like Israel and the United States, but ahead of Britain, the daily To Vima said. "According to an updated edition of the analysis of the risks for the 2004 Olympics assessed by security services...Greece finds itself in seventh position globally in terms of a risk from an attack from al Qaeda," the paper said. Greek officials refused to confirm or deny...