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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025
Greek crime journalist shot dead by motorcycle gunmen: police

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Reuters
09 April, 2021, 09:40 pm
Last modified: 09 April, 2021, 09:43 pm

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Greek crime journalist shot dead by motorcycle gunmen: police

“Authorities are already investigating in order to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice”

Reuters
09 April, 2021, 09:40 pm
Last modified: 09 April, 2021, 09:43 pm
A hearse is seen on the road where Greek journalist George Karaivaz was fatally shot in the Alimos suburb of Athens, Greece, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
A hearse is seen on the road where Greek journalist George Karaivaz was fatally shot in the Alimos suburb of Athens, Greece, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Two gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a prominent Greek crime journalist near his home in Athens on Friday, police said.

George Karaivaz, a veteran journalist for private broadcaster STAR TV, was well-known to Greek audiences for his coverage of law and order and police stories.

Government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni said the murder "shocked us all".

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"Authorities are already investigating in order to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice," she said.

Police said Karaivaz was shot early on Friday afternoon by two individuals on a motorbike who fired multiple rounds near his home in Alimos, in the south of Athens. Twelve bullet casings were collected from the scene, a police official said.

There were no immediate reports of a possible motive for Friday's shooting, however police said the murder was clearly carefully planned.

"It was a professional hit," said the police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to make statements to the media.

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