- Thieves in Black
The Thieves in Black is a media-coined name given to a supposed anarchist group responsible for numerous bank robberies in
Athens ,Greece . The Thieves in Black began operating in 2002 and have netted over 500,000euro s in their heists as of mid-2005.cn|date=December 2007In 2005, Petros Karasaridis, Giorgos Kalaitzidis and Panayiotis Aspiotis were taken into custody in connection with an anarchist
firebombing in Athens, suspected by authorities of membership in the Thieves in Black. [ [http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100010_18/07/2005_58733 Anarchists being probed over armed bank heists] ] All three of them, after one and one-and-a-half years in prison, respectively, were found not guilty and released from prison. [ [http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_348254_09/01/2007_211404 kathimerini.gr | ] ]In early 2006, following a
shootout at theNational Bank in central Athens, police injured and captured Yiannis Dimitrakis a suspected member of the Thieves in Black. He was alleged to be carrying two semi-automatic guns, hand grenades, and stolen cash. [ [http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100011_18/01/2006_65294 Police hunt for armed gang’s den] ]References
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* [http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=4706 Terrorism Knowledge Base profile]
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