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Weapons stash found in upmarket Athens district

Weapons stash found in upmarket Athens district

Police in Athens have launched an investigation after an arsenal of weapons was discovered in a ground-floor warehouse in the upmarket Kolonaki district of the city.

The hoard, which was found on Neofytou Douka Street, included a number of M1-style rifles, magazines, hundreds of bullets and three old grenades.

The warehouse was recently rented to a shipping company. When a company employee arrived on Tuesday morning, he found the weapons in a trunk and immediately notified the authorities.

According to information from police sources, the weapons are old and have already been transferred for forensic examination.

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