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Police close Aegaleo and Agia Marina metro stations after bomb warnings

Police close Aegaleo and Agia Marina metro stations after bomb warnings

The Greek Police (ELAS) on Monday closed the Athens metro stations Aegaleo and Agia Marina after receiving telephone calls warning that explosive devices had been placed at both stations.

Officers of the country's bomb disposal squad were dispatched the to station to investigate.

There were no details about what was said during the warning calls and why those particular stations were ostensibly targeted. 

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