- An 89-year-old man was arrested in Patra, over 200km from Athens, following a six-hour manhunt after he allegedly rampaged through the capital with a shotgun.
- The suspect, identified as a former garbage collector, was apprehended carrying a loaded .38 revolver at a hotel.
- He reportedly opened fire at a National Social Security Fund (EFKA) office, wounding one employee, before proceeding to a courthouse where three female employees were slightly injured by ricocheting pellets.
- Police are investigating the motive, but local reports suggest the man had lost a court case concerning his pension, which he had applied for after receiving pensions from the US and Germany.
- A relative identified the suspect during the second shooting, informing authorities he had previously been hospitalised in a psychiatric facility, and police sources indicate the attacks were planned in advance.
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89 year-old mass shooting suspect ‘opened fire in social security office after losing pension case’
