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Police arrest cleric over weapons cache

Police in northern Greece Tuesday arrested a 39-year-old archdeacon in Pylaia after finding weapons and ammunition in his possession.

The unnamed cleric, a permanent resident of the monastic community of Mount Athos, is said to have been hoarding an air gun, a single-barrel shotgun, several rounds of ammunition and a set of handcuffs.

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