Griechenland / Greece

2011

Central Athen. Police clashed with demonstrators. Protesters hurled projectiles, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the police. 23.2.2011

Source: "Police clash with protesters in Athens: reports", 23.2.2011, http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php/latest/5066-six-injured-in-fireworks-inferno

Kalamata/Southern Greece. A 29-year-old man, a 20-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man were injured when an explosion occurred shortly after 7.30 in the evening in a storehouse, during the making of fireworks for the "fireworks battle" that takes place at Easter on the city's west coast. 20.4.2011

Source: "Fireworks warehouse explosion", 23.4.2011, http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=9846068&maindocimg=9845853&service=10

Kalamata. Aus bisher ungeklärten Gründen kam es gegen 19.30 Uhr in einem Lagerhaus für Feuerwerkskörper zu einer Explosion und einem daraufhin ausgebrochenen Feuer. Drei Männer wurden verletzt, einer davon schwer. 20.4.2011

Quelle: "Drei Verletzte bei Explosion von Feuerwerkskörpern", 21.4.2011, http://www.griechenland.net/news_details.php?siteid=11308

Chalkida (or Chalcis)/Island of Euboea. The seven-year-old that was hit in the face by a naval flare during the midnight mass on Easter Sunday (23.4.2011) has died of his injuries in the morning of April 29, 2011. The boy was admitted to hospital with severe head trauma and facial injuries after a flare fired by a 25-year-old celebrating the Resurrection landed in the courtyard of the Aghios Georgios Church, near the boy's face. - The 25-year-old man was placed under arrest and taken before a public prosecutor, who charged him with causing serious bodily harm, causing explosions and breaking laws on the use of fireworks.

Source: 

"Two dead and a 7 year-old seriously injured from Easter fireworks", 25.4.2011, http://greece.greekreporter.com/2011/04/25/two-dead-and-a-7-year-old-seriously-injured-from-easter-fireworks/  

"Seven-year-old fireworks victim dies of injuries", 29.4.2011, http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=9871016&maindocimg=9869594&service=142

"Boy hurt by Easter flare dies in hospital", 29.4.2011, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_29/04/2011_389100 

"Seven-year-old fireworks victim dies of injuries", 30.4.2011, http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=9871016&maindocimg=9869594&service=142

Chalkida (früher auch Chalkis)/Insel Euböa. Ein 7-Jähriger, der am Abend des 23.4.2011 von einem Feuerwerkskörper schwer an Gesicht und Kopf verletzt worden war, starb am Vormittag des 29.4.2011 in einem Krankenhaus in Athen. 

Das Unglück ereignete sich in der Nacht der Auferstehung vor dem Eingang der Metropolis. Ein 25-Jähriger, der den Feuerwerkskörper gezündet hatte, wurde in Untersuchungshaft genommen.

Quelle: "Zu Ostern durch Feuerwerkskörper verletzter Siebenjähriger erlag seinen Verletzungen", 29.4.2011, http://www.griechenland.net/news_details.php?siteid=11340

Mandriko, Rhodes. Two men (30, 39) were experimenting with home-made fireworks while one of those exploded and killed both instantly. 23.4.2011

Source: "Two dead and a 7 year-old seriously injured from Easter fireworks", 25.4.2011, http://greece.greekreporter.com/2011/04/25/two-dead-and-a-7-year-old-seriously-injured-from-easter-fireworks/

Mandriko auf Rhodos. Der griechisch-orthodoxe Brauch, während der Auferstehungsmesse am Samstag um Mitternacht Feuerwerkskörper zu entzünden, hat zwei Menschen das Leben gekostet.

In einem Haus explodierte eine grosse Menge an Knallkörpern. Die beiden Männer hätten die pyrotechnischen Artikel für die Auferstehungsmesse vorbereitet. 23.4.2011

Quelle:

"Zwei Tote bei Osterfeuerwerk in Griechenland", 23.4.2011, http://www.europeonline-magazine.eu/zwei-tote-bei-osterfeuerwerk-in-griechenland_124594.html#

"Zwei Tote bei Osterfeuerwerk", 23.4.2011, http://www.bild.de/news/startseite/news/telegramm-15479348,textId=17566110.bild.html

"Zwei Tote bei Osterfeuerwerk in Griechenland", 23.4.2011, http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/1144730 

"Zwei Tote bei Osterfeuerwerk in Griechenland", 23.4.2011, http://www.focus.de/politik/schlagzeilen/nid_70489.html

"Ein gefährlicher Osterbrauch in Griechenland", 24.4.2011, http://www.tagesschau.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2011/04/24/Vermischtes/Ein-gefaehrlicher-Osterbrauch-in-Griechenland

2010

Maroussi, north of Athens. A security employee is carried off the pitch at the Olympic Stadium after a firecracker exploded in her hand, ripping the tips off two of her fingers. The incident occurred as the woman was gathering flares thrown onto the pitch during a match between soccer rivals Panathinaikos and Olympiakos. 21.3.2010

Argos. A 16-year-old broke two fingers when a firecracker exploded in his hand. 3.4.2010

Source: " Three killed in Easter festivities", 6.4.2010, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100015_06/04/2010_116128

Karterado auf Santorin. In einem Lagerraum explodierte kurz vor Mitternacht eine grosse Menge an Feuerwerkskörpern. Ein 21-Jähriger, der darin zusammen mit einem Freund "Osterraketen" vorbereitet hatte, kam ums Leben; sein Freund wurde schwer am Auge verletzt. 3.4.2010

Quelle:

"Tote bei Osterfeiern in Griechenland", 4.4.2010, http://www.radiobasel.ch/aktuell/nachrichten/tote-bei-osterfeiern-griechenland-2010-04-04 

"Drei Tote und drei Verletzte bei Osterfeuerwerk in Griechenland", 5.4.2010, http://www.tt.com/csp/cms/sites/tt/%C3%9Cberblick/Chronik/ChronikContainer/537564-8/drei-tote-und-drei-verletzte-bei-osterfeuerwerk-in-griechenland.csp 

"Drei Tote bei Osterfeuerwerken in Griechenland", 5.4.2010, http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/chronik/2327522/drei-tote-bei-osterfeuerwerken-griechenland.story 

"Blutzoll zum Osterfest in Griechenland", 6.4.2010, http://www.griechenland.net/news_details.php?siteid=8938

Voroi (nahe Iraklion) auf Kreta. Ein 17-Jähriger starb, als ein selbst gebastelter Feuerwerkskörper in seinen Händen explodierte. 3.4.2010

Quelle:

"Tote bei Osterfeiern in Griechenland", 4.4.2010, http://www.radiobasel.ch/aktuell/nachrichten/tote-bei-osterfeiern-griechenland-2010-04-04 

"Drei Tote und drei Verletzte bei Osterfeuerwerk in Griechenland", 5.4.2010, http://www.tt.com/csp/cms/sites/tt/%C3%9Cberblick/Chronik/ChronikContainer/537564-8/drei-tote-und-drei-verletzte-bei-osterfeuerwerk-in-griechenland.csp 

"Drei Tote bei Osterfeuerwerken in Griechenland", 5.4.2010, http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/chronik/2327522/drei-tote-bei-osterfeuerwerken-griechenland.story

"Blutzoll zum Osterfest in Griechenland", 6.4.2010, http://www.griechenland.net/news_details.php?siteid=8938

In Messochori auf der südlichen Peloponnes (Präfektur Messinias) explodierte ein Pkw, in dem ein 25-Jähriger Material für Feuerwerkskörper transportierte. Der Mann kam in den Flammen ums Leben. 3.4.2010

Village of Nenita on Chios. A 16-year-old lost one of his thumbs and three fingertips when a homemade firework exploded in his hand. 3.4.2010

Diaporos Island. Greek authorities have transported by ship the fire brigade to the Diaporos Island to put down the fire in the wood caused by fireworks set by Bulgarian citizens.

2009

Nea Peramos, western Attica. A man (27) lost his right arm shortly after midnight mass after setting off a homemade firework. 11.4.2009

Source: "Three hurt by Easter fireworks and bonfire", 21.4.2009, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100015_21/04/2009_106463

Greece. A man (59) was killed in the small town of Varda, in the Peloponnesian prefecture of ileia, during Sunday night's election festivities after a homemade firework exploded in his hands. 4.10.2009 

Source: "Homemade firework blamed", 6.10.2009, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100018_06/10/2009_111310

2008

Athen. Rund 400 Jugendliche lösten sich aus einer friedlichen Demonstration von Schülern am zentralen Syntagma-Platz und warfen Steine und Feuerwerkskörper auf die Polizei.

Quelle: "Kurzmeldungen: Neue Ausschreitungen im Zentrum Athens", 12.12.2008, http://www.volksstimme.de/vsm/startseite/kurzmeldungen/?sid=vbrug7uke58v99ucmv0ce1i1k3

2007

A man (59) died in a village near Meslongi, western Greece, when a firework that he had made exploded in his hands. 6.4.2007

Source:

"Three killed by fireworks", 10.4.2007, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100014_10/04/2007_82141

"Grèce: les pétards artisanaux ont fait 3 morts pendant les fêtes de Pâques", 10.4.2007, http://www.la-croix.com/afp.static/pages/070410090850.optfwjcs.htm

Eastern Aegean island of Icaria. Markos Glaros (39) was killed on Easter Sunday when a homemade firework blew up in his hands. 8.4.2007

Source:

"Three killed by fireworks", 10.4.2007, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100014_10/04/2007_82141

"Grèce: les pétards artisanaux ont fait 3 morts pendant les fêtes de Pâques", 10.4.2007, http://www.la-croix.com/afp.static/pages/070410090850.optfwjcs.htm

A man (50) was killed in a village near Agrinion, central Greece. One of the man's hands was blown off when a firework exploded and he died from his injuries soon afterward. 8.4.2007

Source:

"Three killed by fireworks", 10.4.2007, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100014_10/04/2007_82141

"Grèce: les pétards artisanaux ont fait 3 morts pendant les fêtes de Pâques", 10.4.2007, http://www.la-croix.com/afp.static/pages/070410090850.optfwjcs.htm

2006

The Center for Accident Prevention and Research (KEPA) said that

-         seven in 10 of all firework injuries occur during the Easter period

-         at least 154 children are injured each year by fireworks.

Source: "Fireworks warning", 15.4.2006, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=68699

Easter weekend. At least eight people around Greece were injured by fireworks, including two teenagers in danger of losing their hands.

-         A village near Iraklion, Crete: A teenager (18) had his fingers severed after he set light to a homemade firework. A boy (15) damaged his eye in the incident.

-         A village near Patras. A teenager (17) suffered a serious injury to his hand after lighting fireworks.

-         Village of Derveni in the Peloponnese: A mother and child were slightly injured by faulty fireworks set off by a priest of the local church.

Source: "Fireworks prove too explosive", 26.4.2006, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100017_25/04/2006_68955

It is illegal to sell pyrotechnics without a license.

Police said they had arrested 179 people and seized some 1.5 million fireworks of various types since the beginning of march.

(Source: "Fireworks prove too explosive", 26.4.2006, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100017_25/04/2006_68955)

2005

In Greece, the estimated annual incidence of childhood firework injuries treated in EDs is 7 injuries per 100,000 children per year. Seventy percent of injuries occur in children aged 10-14 years. Boys sustain self-inflicted accidental injuries; girls are injured as bystanders. A sharp peak of firework injuries occurs in the spring when the Greek Orthodox Easter is celebrated.

Source: "Burns, Thermal", Jerome FX Naradzay, 5.5.2005, http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic72.htm

2004

A young fireworks technician (25) has suffering serious injuries during a display in the northwestern Peloponnesian port city of Patras during an electoral speech by George Papandreou. The man who was working for the company providing fireworks for Papandreou's speech, was hurt when a firework exploded in his hand. 27.2.2004

Source: "Firework accident", 1.3.2004, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=40142

Vrodandos on Greek island of Chios. Every Easter Sunday on the small Greek island of Chios a fireworks war breaks out between two rival parishes. In a local tradition, while mass is held, two Orthodox churches – Saint Mark and Panagia Erithiani - fire rockets at each other's churches. Objective: hit the other church's bell, but many rockets go astray, causing locals to rush frantically for cover.

Residents also admit, it is not the most safety conscious of ceremonies, with several fires in recent years sparked by rockets and even a few deaths.

<<We live as hostages to this tradition… We can't breathe when it takes place, we have to be on standby in case a fire breaks out, because if you are not careful you can even lose your house. Chios local>>  

Source: "Easter rocket war hits Greek isle", 12.4.2004, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3619425.stm

Leonidio in the southeastern Peloponnese. A man (24) lost four fingers when a firework went off prematurely in his hands. 

Source: "Easter customs kill 1, wound 4", 13.4.2004, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=41644

Samos island. Haralambos Mavrokopelos (35) was killed, when a fireworks he was trying to make exploded in his hands in the island's Marathokambos district. 

Therefore, the mayor of Marathokambos suspended the local Easter tradition of setting off homemade fireworks. 6.4.2004  

Source: 

"Fireworks", 7.4.2004, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=41521

"No fireworks", 8.4.2004, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=41562

A total of 1,127 inspections – conducted across the country between March 1 and April 18 as part of a crackdown on the illegal manufacture, trade and use of fireworks – resulted in the confiscation of over 220,000 fireworks and flares.

Source: "Fireworks crackdown", 19.4.2005, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=55375

Athen. Basketball-Halbfinale zwischen AEK Athen und Maroussi Athen: Es kam zu Ausschreitungen: Feuerwerkskörper und Sitze flogen aufs Spielfeld. 

Quelle: 17.5.2004, http://bz.berlin1.de/archiv/040517_pdf/BZ040517_047_GG1CG1BC.1.htm

2003

More than 97,000 illegal fireworks destined for use during traditional Easter celebrations have been confiscated from a toy store in the Athens district of Nea Ionia. 

Source: "Fireworks confiscated", 17.4.2003, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=28730

A boy (18) from a village in the Peloponnese had to have parts of both arms amputated after handling a homemade firecracker. 28.4.2003

Source: "Easter exodus is prolonged", 30.4.2003, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=29120

2002

Amfithea, Messinia, in the southwestern Peloponnese. Over the Easter weekend, a youth (19) lost four fingers when a homemade firecracker blew up in his right hand. 

Source: "Easter Injuries. Dangerous firecrackers", 7.5.2002, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=16138

Platanos on the island of Leros. Over the Easter weeend, a man (54) lost an eye to a homemade firecracker. 6.5.2002

Source: "Easter Injuries. Dangerous firecrackers", 7.5.2002, http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=16138

1994

Griechisches Fussball-Lokalderby Ans - PAOK Saloniki: vor dem Anpfiff abgesagt wegen unzumutbarer Zustände auf den Zuschauerrängen; u.a. hatten Fangruppen beider Mannschaften Feuerwerkskörper abgeschossen. 

Quelle: "Randale II", 22.11.1994, http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/1994/1122/none/0134/

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