Suspicious parcel found outside Athens courthouse

Authorities prompted a quarantine after a suspicious envelope that contained a foreign powder was found outside an Athens courthouse. The bomb squad (TEEM) and fire brigade were called in right away. Reports claimed that a secretariat director as well as a judicial officer were given an anthrax antidote as a precautionary measure.

The envelope was addressed to Prosecutor Ilias Zagoreos, but did not contain a return address. It also contained documents and accusations against a health insurance director at IKA, but reports said that it did not include any threats and/or some sort of a declaration.

The powder was then sent for a chemical analysis.