Four inmates who had tried to escape from a Greek prison surrendered
to authorities after a five-hour standoff Monday, releasing a total of
28 hostages and handing over a .45-caliber pistol and three kitchen
knives, the Ministry of Justice said.
The four include a convicted racketeer and murderer, Panagiotis
Vlastos, as well as three members of the armed anarchist group
Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire. Authorities would not release the names of
the three, although one of them, Michalis Nikolopoulos, gave an
interview to a private TV channel.
