A man suffered a gunshot wound in the early hours of Monday after two men on a motorcycle opened fire in Patissia, northern Athens.
The shooting took place shortly before 5 a.m. at the intersection of Vroutou and Themo Anninou streets, when the two men approached the victim and opened fire.
The man, described in initial reports as a foreign national, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. The attackers immediately fled the scene on their motorcycle.
An ambulance from Greece’s National Emergency Aid Centre (EKAB) took the injured man to Georgios Gennimatas Hospital, where he received medical treatment.
Police officers arrived at the scene and collected three shell casings and a bullet from the road as part of their investigation.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances and motive behind the shooting and are searching for the perpetrators.
