On-and-off again efforts to design, finance and finally commence construction of a underground fixed rail line in Thessaloniki date back decades

Assailant claims psychological problems and memory gaps due to intoxication

According to reports in the Athens daily "Ta Nea" and Mega TV station, the suspect lived in Greece for the last nine years and was the recipient of a monthly stipend extended by the Norwegian state due to "mental illness".

Prior to the fatal stabbings of the 32-year-old, the 44-year-old had also injured the police officer's best man