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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-05-05
CONTENTS
[01] Mitsotakis marks anniversary of 2010 deaths at Marfin Bank; asks
for perpetrators to be caught
[02] Transgender refugees attacked in Leros; one hospitalized
[01] Mitsotakis marks anniversary of 2010 deaths at Marfin Bank; asks
for perpetrators to be caught
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis commemorated on Friday the
three bank employees killed at the firebombing of Marfin Bank by unknown
individuals in central Athens, on 5 May 2010, noting perpetrators must
be found and brought to justice.
"Paraskevi Zoulia, Angeliki Papathanasopoulou and Epaminondas Tsakalis
perished seven years ago in Marfin. It is our duty to find those guilty
and bring them to justice," he said in a tweet.
[02] Transgender refugees attacked in Leros; one hospitalized
Two transgender refugees were attacked in Leros on Wednesday by people
on motorcycles, the Greek Transgendered Support Association (GTSA) said
in a press release on Friday. One of the two women is being treated
for her injuries at the local hospital, the association said.
According to GTSA, the incident occurred as the two women were walking
towards the refugee center on the island, run by the UNHCR. The victims
were caught by surprise as they were attacked from behind and one of
them was hit with either a wooden rod or a cable.
The association added it has received information that there is a
group of about 20 people on the island who act on clear racist motives,
attacking, terrorizing or mocking refugees, noting that the local police
"is not doing anything about it".
This is the third in a series of attacks against refugees on Leros,
GTSA said, and urged the State and the UNHCR to do what is necessary to
protect refugees.
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