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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 08:05 AM
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Greece: Man held for acid attack on union official
Source: AP


ATHENS, Greece - Greek police say they have arrested a man suspected of throwing acid in the face of a union organizer and forcing it down her throat.

A police statement says the suspect is a 48-year-old Albanian immigrant but it provided no further detail. Tuesday's statement said the man has been charged with participation in attempted murder.

Police said two men took part in the Dec. 23 assault on Bulgarian Kostadinka Kuneva. She is a union official with the Athens association of cleaners. The 44-year-old was ambushed outside her Athens home on her way back from work. She is in a serious condition in hospital.

Her friends and family say she had received threats over her union activities. The attack sparked a series of protests by human rights and left-wing groups.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29361994/
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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 08:08 AM
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1. What is it with all the acid attacks latley?
Here's an idea, mandatory death by acid for anyone convicted of using acid on anyone else!
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 08:09 AM
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2. Something tells me he was a cheap hired goon.
Just something...Gorkichkata Gospozhitsa Kuneva...
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conspirator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 09:32 AM
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3. When the greedy elite feels threatned they hire goons to kill you nt
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AyanEva Donating Member (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:02 PM
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4. .
How in the world do people come by acid so easily? Where do you even buy it? That's what I can't quite figure out.
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:10 PM
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5. Pool chemicals?
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