A firebomb attack in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki killed the 72-year-old mother of a parliamentary candidate from the ruling New Democracy party. Vagia Nestora, the mother of candidate Afroditi Nestora, died of organ failure after suffering burns that covered 80% of her body.
Attack Details
Attackers placed flaming gas canisters at three homes of local figures from the governing party before dawn on Tuesday, causing explosions. The candidate also suffered burns and three other people were wounded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which are the first to kill someone in over a decade.
The New Democracy party and its youth branch, ONNED, called for a rally to honor the victim and protest against such attacks. A police anti-terrorism unit has taken charge of the investigation into the incidents.
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