Thieves in Black

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 500,000 euros in their heists as of mid-2005.cn|date=December 2007

In 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 the National 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

ee also

* Anti-State Justice

External links

* [http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=4706 Terrorism Knowledge Base profile]


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