Authorities have located the scooter believed to have been used by the perpetrators of last week’s improvised firebomb attack in Thessaloniki that fatally injured Vagia Nestora, the mother of a New Democracy (ND) party cadre, as investigators intensify efforts to identify the suspects.
According to local media reports, officers from Greece’s counter-terrorism service are analyzing security camera footage from the area after tracing the small-displacement two-wheeler allegedly used during the attack.
Investigators are focusing on the vehicle’s registration plate and are examining whether the same scooter was recorded near the scene in previous days, a scenario that could indicate the assailants conducted surveillance before carrying out the attack with improvised incendiary devices.
Authorities believe the perpetrators are relatively young. One individual is more clearly visible in the available footage than the two others, who were wearing helmets, although no formal identification has yet been confirmed.
Speaking on the progress of the investigation, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis said the competent authorities were working intensively to identify those responsible.
“Our objective is to bring the defendants before the court,” he said, adding that “democracy requires criminal case files, a fair trial and evidence so that those identified can be prosecuted and tried in accordance with the constitution.”
Asked whether Greece was facing a new wave of terrorism, the minister rejected the suggestion.
“No. There is no such phenomenon in Greece,” he said.
Chrisochoidis also expressed his condolences to the Nestoras family, saying the country was mourning “the unjust loss of an innocent woman” and wishing strength to her relatives.
The latest developments come as authorities continue to investigate the fatal Thessaloniki attack, which has renewed scrutiny of violent actions attributed to self-styled anti-state and anarchist groups and prompted a broader security response in the days following the incident.
