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Five wounded in two shootings in Athens, 89-year-old gunman at large

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Five wounded in two shootings in Athens, 89-year-old gunman at large

Five people were wounded in two separate shooting attacks in ​Athens carried out by an ‌elderly gunman who remained at large, police and local media reported on Tuesday.
The suspect, ​an 89‑year‑old man, opened fire ​with a shotgun at a branch ⁠of Greece’s EFKA social security ​agency, wounding an employee in the leg, ​police said.

The gunman then travelled by taxi to a court building, where he fired ​several shots inside, lightly wounding four ​female court clerks, according to police and court ‌officials.

He ⁠left the shotgun at the scene, along with letters addressed to newspapers, and fled on foot, media reported.
"Four ​women working ​at ⁠the small claims court were slightly injured," the head ​of the judiciary employees' union ​in ⁠Athens, Stratis Dounias, told public broadcaster ERT.
Police have not commented on a possible ⁠motive.
Greek ​media identified the suspect ​as a garbage collector from the Athens area.

Five wounded in two shootings in Athens, 89-year-old gunman at large