Patient stabs nurse, kills self Cannabis plantation.
A 59-year-old patient at the Attikon Hospital in Haidari, western Athens, stabbed a nurse with a knife before jumping to his death from the fourth floor of the building in the early hours of yesterday morning. According to reports, the nurse has sustained a wound to the neck but her life is not in danger. No details were available about the patient, a man of Albanian origin, nor about the possible motive behind the incident, which took place at 5.30 a.m.
Police inspections. The Hellenic Police (ELAS) yesterday said that it conducted more than 58,240 inspections nationwide on Sunday as part of efforts to check compliance with restrictions imposed by the authorities in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Officers recorded 328 instances of individuals not wearing face masks or not observing physical distancing in public places. Another three violations were recorded involving businesses that failed to ensure health protocols were being observed and two more for businesses defying a midnight curfew (one in Attica and one on an Aegean island). Since the beginning of August, ELAS has recorded a total of 10,843 violations for various offenses.
Anti-narcotics officers have discovered an illegal plantation with almost 2,000 cannabis trees in a remote area near Tragana in Fthiotida, central Greece, the Greek Police (ELAS) said yesterday. The operation, which took place early Friday morning, was assisted by a helicopter and sniffer dogs. A total of 1,900 cannabis trees, ranging from 1.5 to 4 meters in height, were found and uprooted while materials and equipment to water the crops were also confiscated. Police said the water was supplied from a source 2 kilometers away with plastic pipes. A specially designed observatory near the plantation was also discovered. The street market value of the plantation yield was estimated at 7 million euros.
New trams. Greece yesterday received the first two of the 25 new trams that will be gradually be added to the capital’s existing fleet. The Alstom Citadis urban trams are manufactured in Barcelona and according to the Transport Ministry of Infrastructure are state-of-the-art with reduced operating costs. They are 33.3 meters long, 2.40 meters wide and have a carrying capacity of 214 passengers (54 seated and 160 standing). They have ergonomic passenger seats, panoramic windows, improved accessibility with double doors, modern LED lighting, improved air-conditioning efficiency, as well as spaces for wheelchairs and bicycles. The remaining 23 are expected by the end of May 2021.