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Foreign national arrested on Crete over firearm threat

Foreign national arrested on Crete over firearm threat

Police on the island of Crete said on Saturday they had arrested a 36-year-old foreign national for threatening a 35-year-old female staff member at a hotel in the resort of Hersonissos with a firearm.

Local law enforcement authorities said they were investigating the circumstance surrounding the incident.

The suspect was to appear before a prosecutor in Iraklio, the island’s capital.

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