Seven of the eight suspects arrested in connection to an audacious bank robbery in Crete on September 4 using a bulldozer were granted bail yesterday. The seven were arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang that allegedly stole some 200,000 euros using a bulldozer to smash through the front of a bank. Giorgos Perakis, a lawyer representing one of the suspects, said that they were released after ballistic tests confirmed that the guns owned by the seven were not used during the robbery. The eighth suspect arrested for the robbery has allegedly confessed to taking part in the heist.

A 37-year-old livestock farmer and his 73-year-old father are today to testify before an investigating magistrate in connection with the murder of five hunters in Agrinion after receiving another 24-hour extension yesterday. Dionysis Foukas is charged with the murder of the five hunters, who were all related, on Saturday, while his father is being charged as an accomplice.

Mobile telephone users should keep their conversations brief, only use their mobiles when there is a strong signal and prevent children from using mobile phones, experts from the National Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) told a seminar yesterday. Mobiles seeking a signal emit more electromagnetic radiation than when there is strong reception, experts said. The EETT also called for a public debate regarding the risks of mobile phone antennas in residential areas.

Commuters using the Athens tram will be eligible for discounts of up to 50 percent for 75 plays, musicals and other shows, the tram’s operating firm said yesterday. The company’s initiative, in its second year, is aimed at encouraging commuters to integrate using the tram in their leisure pursuits, according to a statement issued by the management. Theater-goers can obtain discounts by presenting a tram ticket that has been validated within 90 minutes of their arrival at the venue.

Repair work on the broken pipeline that leaked 50 tons of natural gas in west Thessaloniki on Wednesday continued yesterday, authorities said. Workers cleaned up the area around the pipeline, which belongs to Hellenic Petroleum, in the presence of firefighters on standby for precautionary reasons. Authorities said that there will be no disruptions to the supply of natural gas in the area.

A 30-year-old man arrested early yesterday in the eastern suburb of Keratsini is being questioned in connection with several murders, attempted murders and armed robberies, police said. The police did not provide more details about the suspect but said there were several outstanding warrants for his arrest. Officers searched his car and home and found two Kalashnikov rifles, an Uzi submachine gun, bullets, hoods, gloves and a policeman’s uniform.

Greece’s food watchdog yesterday asked for the recall of a set of forks sold by the discount Euro 1 Shop because the items of cutlery contain high levels of cancer-causing chromium. The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) said that the forks are sold in sets of three and are sold under the Mastertail brand. The company said it had imported the forks from a company in the Netherlands. Consumers are advised not to use the forks.

Two armed men held up the tax office in Piraeus yesterday and made away with 47,000 euros in cash, police said. The two men, both wearing hats and black sunglasses, held up the tax office cashier at gunpoint at around midday.

Customs authorities at Kakavias, on the Greek-Albanian border, yesterday detected two stolen cars that were in the process of being brought into the country. The owners of the two vehicles, both Mercedes, told police they had legally bought the cars in Italy and Albania. The two men were arrested and the cars confiscated.