{"id":19001,"date":"2026-08-06T21:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/man-arrested-at-athens-airport-with-knives-and-pruning-shears-in-hand-luggage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:15:04","slug":"man-arrested-at-athens-airport-with-knives-and-pruning-shears-in-hand-luggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/man-arrested-at-athens-airport-with-knives-and-pruning-shears-in-hand-luggage\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested at Athens airport with knives and pruning shears in hand luggage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 37-year-old foreign national was arrested at Athens International Airport late Wednesday after trying to board an international flight with knives and other bladed tools hidden in his hand luggage, police said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers discovered four knives and two pairs of secateurs \u2014 scissor-like tools used for pruning plants \u2014 during a routine pre-boarding security scan. All six items were confiscated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2domain-0426 greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-22461010371\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police stated there was no indication of any terror-related motive. The man faces charges of violating weapons laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2after-post greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-2986705328\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>PGRpdiBpZD0iZ3JlZWstMjc2NDUzMjM1NSIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiBhdXRvO21hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogYXV0bzt0ZXh0LWFsaWduOiBjZW50ZXI7IiBjbGFzcz0iZ2FzX2ZhbGxiYWNrLWFkXzU4MjUzNy1hZF81OTE5OS1wbGFjZW1lbnRfNDU1ODUyIGdyZWVrLTJ0YXJnZXQiIGRhdGEtZ3JlZWstMnRyYWNraWQ9IjU4MjUzNyIgZGF0YS1ncmVlay0ydHJhY2tiaWQ9IjEiPjxzY3JpcHQgYXN5bmMgc3JjPSIvL3BhZ2VhZDIuZ29vZ2xlc3luZGljYXRpb24uY29tL3BhZ2VhZC9qcy9hZHNieWdvb2dsZS5qcz9jbGllbnQ9Y2EtcHViLTk2OTYzMTA0MTA5MDA4MTEiIGNyb3Nzb3JpZ2luPSJhbm9ueW1vdXMiPjwvc2NyaXB0PjxpbnMgY2xhc3M9ImFkc2J5Z29vZ2xlIiBzdHlsZT0iZGlzcGxheTpibG9jazsiIGRhdGEtYWQtY2xpZW50PSJjYS1wdWItOTY5NjMxMDQxMDkwMDgxMSIgCmRhdGEtYWQtc2xvdD0iMzc1NTU1MzI4OCIgCmRhdGEtYWQtZm9ybWF0PSJhdXRvIj48L2lucz4KPHNjcmlwdD4gCihhZHNieWdvb2dsZSA9IHdpbmRvdy5hZHNieWdvb2dsZSB8fCBbXSkucHVzaCh7fSk7IAo8L3NjcmlwdD4KPC9kaXY+<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post Man arrested at Athens airport with knives and pruning shears in hand luggage appeared first on Greek City Times.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/07\/man-arrested-athens-airport-knives-hand-luggage\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 37-year-old foreign national was arrested at Athens International Airport late Wednesday after trying to board an international flight with knives and other bladed tools hidden in his hand luggage, police said Thursday. 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