Vagia Nestora
- 3d ago
Mitsotakis praises arrests in Marfin and Thessaloniki murders: 'No asterisks nor offsets against terrorism'
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his weekly Sunday review to hail the Friday arrests of suspects in four murders (the recent killing of Vagia Nestora in Thessaloniki and the three deaths in the 16-year-old Marfin bank arson), calling them a vindication of the rule of law.
- 5d ago
Greek minister vows 'democracy always wins' after arrests in 2010 Marfin arson and recent Thessaloniki firebombing
Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis, speaking from Crete, linked the arrests in the 2010 Marfin bank fire that killed three people and a recent arson attack against the Nestoras family in Thessaloniki.
- 5d ago
Three arrested for arson that killed ND politician’s mother; key suspect hid on Crete
Greek anti-terrorism police arrested three people on 10 July 2026, nine days after a gas-canister attack on the home of New Democracy candidate Afroditi Nestora killed her mother Vagia and injured her and four others.
- 5d ago
Mitsotakis hails arrests in Thessaloniki arson-murder case: 'The state honours Vagia Nestora's memory'
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opened his parliamentary address by welcoming the first arrests in the deadly arson attacks in Thessaloniki, a day after the funeral of victim Vagia Nestora.
- 6d ago
Greek PM attends funeral of arson victim Vagia Nestora as injured daughter defies doctors to say goodbye
The funeral of Vagia Nestora, who died after a gas-canister arson attack on her family home in Thessaloniki, is taking place in Kozani with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition leader Nikos Androulakis in attendance. Her daughter, New Democracy politician Afroditi Nestora, left hospital against medical advice to be present.
- Jul 5
Mitsotakis condemns Thessaloniki arson attack that killed politician's mother, vows perpetrators will face justice
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said no ideological pretext can justify murder after an arson attack in Thessaloniki killed Vagia Nestora, mother of a New Democracy politician.
- Jul 5
Arson attacks on New Democracy officials in Thessaloniki kill one woman, injure five; police hunt at least three suspects
Three coordinated arson attacks targeting homes of ruling New Democracy party members in Thessaloniki early Wednesday left one woman dead and five others injured. The Anti-Terrorism Unit is analysing video footage, DNA traces and phone records to identify at least three perpetrators.
- Jul 3
Greek politician Afroditi Nestora posts after arson attack kills her mother in Thessaloniki
New Democracy politician Afroditi Nestora, hospitalised with burns, issued her first public statement on Friday following an arson attack that killed her mother and injured several people in Thessaloniki.
