Friday, July 10Friday, July 10Greek police have arrested two men and are seeking a woman in connection with the 2010 fatal arson attack on a Marfin Egnatia Bank branch in central Athens that left three employees dead, authorities confirmed Friday. The suspects, aged 42, were taken into custody in the Athens districts of Kypseli and Chalandri and are scheduled to appear before investigating judges at the Evelpidon courthouse at 17:00 local time.
The breakthrough follows an anonymous email sent to the Hellenic Police’s Organized Crime Unit in late June, which named three individuals as responsible for the attack and linked them to additional members of the same criminal group. Investigators cross-referenced the tip with existing case files and identified the suspects through extensive video analysis of protest footage, where the individuals wore matching clothing but had their faces covered. A third suspect, a 46-year-old woman believed to be residing in the United Kingdom, remains at large.
The Marfin attack occurred during a large protest against austerity measures announced days earlier. Three bank employees—Angelos Tsakalos, Paraskevi Zoulia, and Epaminondas Tsakalis—died in the blaze after attackers threw Molotov cocktails into the branch, where more than 20 people were inside. The case had remained dormant for 16 years until authorities reopened the file in 2026, re-examining pre-trial evidence with renewed scrutiny.
According to prosecutors, the investigation is being led by a third examining magistrate, who is also examining potential links between the suspects and other pending criminal cases. Authorities have not disclosed whether additional arrests are expected or if the investigation will expand beyond the three named individuals.
The arrests come amid heightened scrutiny of political violence in Greece, where leftist and anarchist groups have historically targeted banks and political figures using improvised explosives. Earlier this month, anti-terror police arrested three people in Thessaloniki and Crete for a series of bomb attacks targeting ruling New Democracy party politicians, which killed a 72-year-old woman and injured several others. Those attacks, like the Marfin case, involved homemade gas canister devices.
The 2010 Marfin arson remains one of Greece’s most notorious unsolved crimes, and the arrests mark a rare resolution in a case that had long been considered dormant. The development has drawn attention to the role of anonymous tips in reopening cold cases and the increasing use of digital forensics in modern investigations.
Relatives of the victims have not yet publicly commented on the arrests. The case remains under active investigation, with authorities cautioning that further developments are possible as the judicial process unfolds.
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