Turk arrested over Thessaloniki shooting

Three Turks person been identified arsenic being down a gunfire onslaught connected different Turkish nationalist successful Thessaloniki past month, constabulary said Thursday.

One suspect has been arrested while constabulary are seeking the different two. The incidental comes amid a surge successful violence betwixt members of Turkish transgression groups successful Greece that has seen a spate of killings and shootings, mostly successful and astir Athens and Thessaloniki.

Police did not supply a motive for the April 27 shooting successful Thessaloniki, successful which a 28-year-old Turkish antheral was injured successful the thigh and then allegedly beaten up.

The suspect was besides charged successful the past with abduction and extortion, a constabulary statement said.