A minute of silence was observed in parliament on Wednesday in honor of the two police officers killed in Tuesday's bloody incident in Renti, near Piraeus, when gunmen opened fire on a squad of DIAS motorbike police giving chase.
Parliament President Filippos Petsalnikos said that he felt "crushed" by the deaths of the two young men and underlined the parliament's gratitude to all police officers who put their lives at risk on a daily basis.
Expressing the parliament's deep regret for the two dead police officers and wishing a speedy recovery to their wounded fellow officers, Petsalnikos underlined that "they put their lives at risk under dangerous and adverse circumstances to ensure the citizens' safety and protection. They are appreciated and honored for this."
By order of Citizens' Protection Minister Christos Papoutsis, meanwhile, flags at the ministry and all its services, as well as the Greek Police (ELAS) and the coast guard, will fly at half-mast until Thursday when the two slain officers are to be buried.
source: ANA-MPA
