In Brief
MINOR DAMAGE
Strong earthquake shakes Cephalonia, no injuries reported An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook the Ionian island of Cephalonia yesterday, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. Minor damage was reported but no injuries. The tremor struck at 4.57 p.m. and had an epicenter 290 kilometers west of Athens in an undersea area. A series of aftershocks were registered with the most powerful reaching 4.6 Richter. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Baby among Samos detainees The coast guard yesterday detained 22 illegal immigrants, including three women and one infant, on the eastern Aegean island of Samos, the Merchant Marine Ministry said yesterday. The illegal immigrants, who are from Somalia and Afghanistan, attempted to slip into the country on a sailing boat. Man stabbed A 30-year-old Albanian national was found dead in his home in Hania, Crete, after being stabbed in the heart, police said yesterday. The victim and two acquaintances reportedly drank heavily and quarreled at a local bar on Saturday before the victim went home. Police said one of the men, aged 23, went to the victim’s home and stabbed him. The alleged culprit has been arrested. Neither the suspect nor the victim were named.
