Athens, Greece. Greek police said they had arrested two people over a 2010 arson attack that killed three workers trapped inside a bank building in Athens during a massive general strike against budget cuts at the start of the country’s debt crisis. Police also issued a warrant for a third person in the case.
Attack during anti-austerity protest
The attack took place on May 5, 2010, as tens of thousands of striking workers and civil servants marched in Athens to protest against the terms of Greece’s first bailout from euro zone countries and the International Monetary Fund.
Clashes in central Athens
Masked youths clashed with riot police, who responded with tear gas and flash bombs that clouded the city centre.
Three bank workers died
One man and two women, one of them pregnant, were working in a Marfin bank branch when assailants threw petrol bombs at the building. The three workers choked on smoke.
Arrests and investigation
Greek police said on Friday that they had arrested two people and issued a warrant for a third over the case. A police official said the arrests came after officers compared evidence and photographs from that day and other protests.
