Reporting: Makis Synodinos

By his side MAT police officer where is hospitalized in extremely critical condition at the General Hospital of Nice his family and colleagues are there, while his wife who was in Kos also arrives at the hospital.

THE a 31-year-old police officer originally from Thessaloniki, last night he was injured in the incidents that took place outside the closed stadium “Melina Merkouri” when unknown perpetrator fired a straight shot naval flare which lodged in his thigh.

His belief that the perpetrator is among the 424 arrested expressed speaking to skai.gr the president of the Union of Police Employees N/A Attica, George Kalliakmaniswhile adding that finally measures must be taken to stop this “gangrene” which is called fan violence.

According to yesterday’s medical announcement approx at 23:00 the resuscitation process began since when he arrived at the hospital the policeman was unconscious, 25 minutes later he suffered a cardiac arrest, but after 10 minutes the doctors managed to bring him back and hemostatically stabilize him.

Subsequently he entered the operating room and a long operation followed.

Doctors managed to stop the bleeding and he was intubated and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit.

According to the announcement aa metal object was seen from his leg 5 cm long, 2 cm thick and 2 cm wide.

Announcement of EL.AS

“Murderous attack on police officers” characterizes ELAS, in its announcement, the incidents that took place yesterday outside the closed gym “Melina Merkouri”. According to ELAS, hooligans came out of the stadium and directly fired naval flares, resulting in the serious injury of a police officer of the Sub-Directorate for the Restoration of Order (YAT), who is hospitalized in a serious condition at the General State Hospital of Nice.

As noted in the announcement, more than 400 people have been brought in, who were taken to the Migration Directorate of Attica, where a full verification of information is carried outtaking witness statements, as well as taking samples for the purpose of detecting gunpowder.

The police emphasize that there are strong indications that the perpetrators of the attack are among those arrested.