Arson Attacks on Greek Governing Party Members' Homes Leave One Dead, Several Injured

Coordinated firebomb attacks targeting the residences of Greece's governing New Democracy party members in Thessaloniki have resulted in one fatality and several injuries. The pre-dawn assaults on Wednesday, July 1, involved crude explosive devices, including camping gas canisters, hurled at three separate locations across the northern Greek city between 4:00 a.m. and 4:45 a.m.

The most severe incident led to the death of a parliamentary candidate's mother, who succumbed to burn injuries, while the candidate herself sustained burns. Four other individuals, including the candidate's father and three residents suffering from smoke inhalation, were also hospitalized. The Greek Counterterrorism Unit has launched an investigation into the attacks, which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has strongly condemned as "blind violence."

Authorities reported significant property damage, particularly from the third and most impactful attack where vehicles were engulfed in flames. No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the coordinated acts of violence, which have escalated political tensions in the country.