Greek police arrest Israeli national on international warrant
Police found that he had arrived in Greece on July 20 using the fake document.
Greek police have arrested on an international warrant a 36-year-old fugitive convicted of robbery in Israel and under investigation over a bomb attack there after a tip-off by Israeli authorities, they said on Saturday.
The Israeli man was wanted by Israel in order to serve a 25-month prison sentence on robbery charges, police said in a statement.
He was also under investigation in Israel "for his involvement in an attempted homicide through a bomb attack against another person," they said.
According to court documents, police were alerted by Interpol on Aug. 5 that a "red notice" had been issued against the defendant on behalf of Israel. The notice said that he was travelling on a forged passport.
He had arrived in Greece in July
Police found that he had arrived in Greece on July 20 using the fake document. He was arrested outside a restaurant at a Jewish synagogue in central Athens on Aug. 6, police said.
The man has appeared before Greek prosecutors who have ordered his detention, the court documents said.
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