Athens hostage crisis unfolds
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A Greek police force faced what The Associated Press called its &quot;first test&quot; since undergoing intensive training for this past summer&#39;s Olympics when two armed men seized a bus full of passengers Wednesday in the country&#39;s fifth such hijacking since 1999.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Gunmen have seized a public bus near the Greek capital of Athens and are holding about 25 passengers hostage. Authorities have surrounded the Athens-Marathon bus that was seized early Wednesday morning, Greek police told news agencies.
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Hijackers have released two more of the around 24 hostages they are holding after seizing a bus in an Athens suburb, bringing the total freed to 12.
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ATHENS - Thousands of anti-war demonstrators clashed with Greek riot police in Athens&#39; main tourist district Friday after a rally to protest US Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s upcoming visit to the Olympics degenerated into a rock-throwing melee.
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A Greek bus hostage siege ended in the early hours of this morning when all 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered, a police spokesman said.
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GREEK police are involved in an armed stand-off with hijackers who have seized a passenger bus in Athens and are demanding to fly to Russia.
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GERAKAS, Greece: A dramatic 19-hour hostage siege on board a bus in Athens ended without bloodshed yesterday after two Albanian gunmen freed the last of their 23 hostages and surrendered.
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Two foreign gunmen carrying explosives have hijacked a Greek bus with 26 passengers and demanded to go to Russia, a freed hostage says.
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TWO armed hijackers have released the six remaining hostages being held on a bus near Athens. The gunmen - thought to be Albanians - left the bus after throwing out their rifle, pistol and a sack of grenades, the Greek Net television station reported.
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A Greek bus hostage siege ended today when all 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered, a police spokeswoman said.
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ATHENS  - Experience acquired by Greek police during the summer&#39;s Olympic Games proved critical in the successful outcome of the bus hijack crisis which ended with the hostages being released unharmed and the gunmen arrested.
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Two foreign gunmen hijacked a Greek bus  carrying 26 passengers on Wednesday and demanded to go to  Athens airport to leave the country.
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Two armed men who hijacked a busload of hostages at gunpoint in the outskirts of Athens and demanded â¬1m (Â£690,000) ransom surrendered last night.
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A woman hostage gets off a hijacked bus as special police forces surround it in eastern Athens Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. A Greek public bus with about 26 people aboard was hijacked and shots were fired at police.
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The government asked its citizens not to retaliate against immigrants Thursday, a day after two Albanian gunmen hijacked a bus. The 18-hour standoff near Athens ended peacefully early Thursday after police
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Those scoffing at Greeceâs ability to put on a secure Games have so far been biting their tongue. Helicopters and a zeppelin patrol the skies and security around the stadiums has been tight.
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A Greek commuter bus carrying 25 passengers has been hijacked by two gunmen on the outskirts of Athens, the state-run Athens News Agency reported.