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Police find Xanthi mosque guns not linked to criminal activity

Police find Xanthi mosque guns not linked to criminal activity

Police forensic lab results suggest that the two pistols found in a mosque last month in the village of Iliopetra in the northeastern city of Xanthi are not linked to any criminal activity, Kathimerini understands.

The two pistols, one with a silencer, and bullets were discovered inside the mosque. Its 47-year-old imam said the guns were not his and that the site is always open and easily accessible.

Police also found a shotgun in the cleric’s home, but he claimed he had purchased it years ago when a license was not required. His lawyer claimed the guns had been planted in the mosque in an attempt to “set up” his client. 

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