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Shock over bombings Greek sympathy for Turkey, Britain; tighter vigilance for 2004 Greece reacted with horror to yesterday's terrorist attacks in Istanbul, the second since the suicide bombings of two synagogues in the city on Saturday.

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Turkey is terror’s new battleground

ANKARA - Coffins wrapped in Turkish flags, Jews and Muslims praying side by side for their dead, and many more pictures of emotions and humanity… Just when the Turks thought Saturday’s attacks on two Istanbul synagogues had solidified their national unity...

Family held for murderous fraud

A couple of struggling Greek restaurateurs from Germany and two of their five children have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a cleaning woman and staging her death in a car accident...

Light on budget’s black holes

Some 10 billion euros in budget deficits have been kept secret by the government, according to a report by Greece's top public auditing agency which was released yesterday.

Simitis: Good riddance to 17

A deadline for the government's 157 MPs to declare whether they wanted to defend their seats during the forthcoming national elections expired yesterday...

Suspected crime king dies riddled with shots

A suspected Piraeus underworld king died riddled with 16 bullets in an ambush outside his house early yesterday...

IN BRIEF

Court clears four suspects, minors face trial in June : An Athens court yesterday exonerated four young men arrested during riots on the sidelines of Monday’s Athens rally...

Prosecutor to determine whether truck’s load violated cargo laws : A Piraeus prosecutor yesterday ordered a preliminary investigation...

No cabs in Athens tomorrow : There will be no taxis in Athens tomorrow as cabbies participate in a 24-hour strike called by the Association of Attica Taxi Drivers...

Island protection : An Aegean Ministry bill for the partial architectural restoration and protection of Greek islands, where illegal construction is rife, was yesterday voted through...

Himare vote : The treatment of the ethnic Greek minority in Albania is a matter of concern to Washington and the international community...

Forest bill : A controversial new bill aimed at clarifying the status of the country’s forests was yesterday approved by the majority of MPs...

Mesolongi supermarket : The construction of a supermarket near a historical monument in Mesolongi has been suspended by the fifth section of the Council of State...

Fishing surveillance : Agriculture Minister Giorgos Drys yesterday approved the release of 1.27 million euros for the creation of a satellite surveillance system...


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Members of human rights...
EDITORIAL

Civic rights The ruling by Supreme Court Prosecutor Dimitris Linos demanding an inquiry over the conditions of arrest and detention of the seven anti-globalization demonstrators who have been jailed pending trial, touched a very crucial aspect of our democratic system. The political background of the accused is of no importance whatsoever. What is crucial, rather, is that the very essence of democracy is based on the recognition of individual freedoms and legal rights for all - their critics included.

COMMENTARY

Uprooting terrorism The two Istanbul bombings were a dramatic reminder: First, Islamic terrorism has no moral hang-ups about killing civilians, a fact that facilitates its operations while adding to the political sensation and public insecurity. Second, Washington's anti-terrorist campaign has only poured more oil on the flames. Blind violence and the cultivation of fear can, by no means, receive political legitimacy. The international community has a vital interest and moral obligation to uproot the Al Qaeda network.

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