The identity of the suspicious man reported yesterday by US intelligence agencies has been established about the possibility that he boarded an Emirates flight.
According to EL.AS., the man is a Turkish citizen and has been living in Greece for the last few years.
The mobilization began after an email was sent to the US Embassy in Athens. It indicated that the individual was boarding one of two evening Emirates flights from Athens.
Although the information was assessed by the competent authorities as not particularly reliable, it was decided to check the passengers just in case. Following the outcome of the case, the possibility is being considered that the email was sent maliciously by a person belonging to the Turkish citizen’s entourage. Information says that his roommate is behind the “revealing” of his identity to the authorities.
The alarm time in “Email. Venizelos”
Yesterday’s operation of the Authorities at the airport “El. Venizelos “turned into a many-hour thriller. It all started after information that an Arab man suspected of terrorism boarded an Emirates flight.
The information was handed over to the Greek authorities by US intelligence agencies. One of the two evening Emirates flights was bound for Dubai. He didn’t leave “El. Venizelos” when the information was transmitted from the US, and therefore the passengers were subjected to close scrutiny by the airport police.
The presence of the suspect on board the plane, which took off for its final destination at 22:00, has not been confirmed.
The second evening Emirates flight departed for New York when EL.AS was notified. Through the Civil Aviation Service, the aircraft was ordered to return to Athens for inspection.
He was in the Rome FIR and returned to El. Venizelos” shortly before 22:00. escort of F-16 fighters, as provided by the protocol for security reasons.
The case was handled jointly by the Greek police and the National Investigation Agency, and the Minister for the Protection of Citizens, Takis Theodorikakos, was also briefed on the progress of the investigation.
The suspect was a man of Arab origin, known for his involvement in cases of terrorism. Shortly before midnight, screening of passengers on an Emirates flight to New York ended, but nothing suspicious was found.
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