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Loukanikos (Greek: Λουκάνικος: "the sausage loukaniko"), initially named "Theodor", was a Greek riot dog that participated in almost every anti-austerity protest in Greece. He was commonly known for joining protests, barking at police, helping in street battles with the Greek police as well as participating in anarchist rallies and ...
A riot dog is a stray dog that accompanies street protesters. The term originated during the 2008 Greek riots when a number of stray dogs remained among the protesters even when violent rioting broke out. [1] [2] [3] A few riot dogs have acquired a large following of fans around the world such as the Greek Loukanikos [4] [5] [6] and Negro ...
Greek police kicked open a gate to a free a dog that was threatened by approaching wildfire. The dog was trapped in a garden in Mandra, a town on the outskirts of Athens, but police managed to ...
They were the first special police units founded in Greece. They were created to lift the burden from other bodies of police and armed forces from involvement in riots, illegal gatherings and demonstrations. The MAT are known as "matatzides" (Greek: ματατζήδες) or "matades" (Greek: ματάδες).
Greek authorities have arrested dozens of people on arson-related charges as deadly wildfires – the largest ever recorded in the European Union – rage across the country.
Riot police faced protesters outside the offices of Greece's rail operator in Athens following a deadly head-on train collision that killed at least 57 people. Multiple cars derailed and at least ...
The investigation that followed was driven by an unprecedented level of co-operation between Greek and UK Police services, with support from the U.S. FBI and CIA. Scotland Yard provided training and sent Greek-speaking police officers to compile and restudy the fragmentary evidence compiled since 17N began its operations in 1975.
The Kritikos Lagonikos (Cretan Hound) (Greek:Kρητικός Λαγωνικός) is a breed of dog from the island of Crete, in Greece. [1] The Cretan Hound is recognized both in Greece and in Germany. [2] The breed is also considered to be the oldest European dog breed dating to perhaps before 3200 BCE and Neolithic times. [3] [4]