Firefighters Rescue Burglars and Police Officers Trapped in Athens Apartment

Burglars and Police Trapped in Athens Apartment; Firefighters Called to Rescue Both

In an unusual turn of events, police and two burglary suspects had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming locked inside an apartment in the Exarcheia district of central Athens. The two men, both Georgian nationals, targeted a flat whose owners were away on vacation. After failing to force the front door, they climbed in through a balcony door, neighbors told police. Neighbors alerted authorities, and officers also entered through the balcony. Inside, they found the suspects holding ...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA