Star News aired a document video during its prime-time bulletin, capturing the exact moment a grenade was handed over to an Egyptian national by a Greek man currently being sought by Greece’s anti-organized crime authority — known as the “Greek FBI.” The footage was recorded on Friday afternoon (July 24) in Glyfada, Athens. The man seen in the video is believed to be the 27-year-old Greek suspect wanted in connection with the planned attack. He is seen carrying a helmet, inside which he is suspected of having concealed a paper cup containing the grenade. The video shows him approaching the handover location and then returning home.
Grenade attack plot in Attica: The mysterious visit
Just hours before the grenade was handed over, the suspect received a visitor at his home. According to Star News, a bald man with a tattoo on his leg knocked on his door. Authorities are investigating whether this individual was the person who delivered the grenade. Shortly after, a phone call was made in which the 27-year-old reportedly said he “couldn’t give him all the money.”
Statement from the Association of Greek prosecutors
The case has prompted an immediate response from the Association of Greek Prosecutors, which has linked the information surrounding the planned attack to the growing dangers faced by members of the judiciary.
In its official statement, the Association notes that “the recent information that has come to light regarding the prevention of a planned criminal act — allegedly targeting the former Prosecutor of the Supreme Court — combined with previous incidents that have highlighted the risks faced by judicial officers, demonstrates in the clearest possible terms the urgent need to review and substantially strengthen the protection framework for prosecutorial officials.”
The Association further emphasizes that prosecutors — particularly those who have handled cases involving organized crime, terrorism, corruption, and other serious forms of criminal activity, or who have served in positions of heightened responsibility — continue to face significant risks even after leaving active service. For this reason, it is calling for enhanced security measures both inside and outside judicial services, through a modern and continuously updated protection framework.
The statement concludes with a clear message to the state, stressing that “the effective protection of prosecutorial officials is not a privilege for their own benefit, but a necessary prerequisite for the independent, unimpeded, and impartial exercise of the prosecutorial function — and, by extension, for the protection of the rule of law and the proper administration of justice.” The Association urges the government to address the issue with the seriousness the circumstances demand, before the existing risks lead to tragic consequences.
