# Greece's anti-terror police arrest three over firebomb attacks targeting New Democracy politicians in Thessaloniki that killed one woman > Greek anti-terrorist police arrested three people on July 10 in connection with coordinated gas-canister firebomb attacks on July 1 that targeted the homes and vehicles of three politicians from Greece's ruling New Democracy party in Thessaloniki, killing the mother of one politician and injuring four others; two more suspects were later detained on the same day over a separate 2010 firebomb attack that left three people dead **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-10 · heads: Who Decides, What Broke · 4 takes · 4 lenses · 3 regions ## Summary Anti-terrorist police in [Greece](/en/entity/greece) arrested three people on July 10 in connection with coordinated pre-dawn firebomb attacks on July 1 that targeted the homes and vehicles of three legislators from the ruling New Democracy party in Thessaloniki. The attackers used homemade gas-canister explosives; one attack killed the mother of a targeted politician in a car explosion, and four more people were injured. The arrests spanned Thessaloniki and the island of Crete. Later on July 10, two more people were detained in connection with a 2010 firebomb attack that left three dead, suggesting Greek counter-terrorism investigators had widened their sweep into domestic extremist networks connected to the two cases. No group claimed responsibility for the July 1 attacks in available reporting. ## The split Euronews provided the clearest description of the July 1 attack method, noting pre-dawn timing and gas-canister explosives against multiple simultaneous targets. Asharq Al-Awsat emphasised the two-wave arrest pattern on July 10, connecting the current case to the 2010 precedent. The Messenger focused on the political nature of the targeting, describing the attacks as a coordinated strike on politicians from a specific party. ## By the numbers - 3, people arrested July 10 for the July 1 Thessaloniki attacks - 2, more suspects detained July 10 in connection with a 2010 firebomb attack that killed 3 - 3, New Democracy politicians whose homes and vehicles were targeted on July 1 - 1, person killed in the July 1 attacks; 4 others injured ## Why it matters Coordinated political violence targeting ruling-party legislators is rare in post-junta [Greece](/en/entity/greece). The arrests nine days after the attack, covering two cities and an island, indicate a functioning counter-terrorism response; the simultaneous sweep into the 2010 case suggests investigators believe the networks overlap. The government's handling of political violence will be scrutinised as New Democracy navigates an already contentious domestic political environment. ## What to watch - Identity and declared motive of the three arrested, and whether any group connection emerges - Whether more suspects are sought for the July 1 multi-site operation - Greek parliamentary and government response on domestic extremism policy ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### Pan-Arab coverage, two waves of arrests - **Asharq Al-Awsat (English)** (Saudi Arabia, en) — Asharq Al-Awsat provided the most detailed account available, covering both the July 10 arrests for the Thessaloniki attacks and the second wave of detentions for the 2010 case; it reported police arrested three in Thessaloniki and Crete for the recent attacks and that two more were later held over the older firebombing that killed three. > "Police in Greece on Friday said they had arrested three people in connection to attacks this month that targeted ruling party politicians, killing a woman in a car explosion. Hours later, two more people were held over a 2010 deadly firebomb attack that left three dead." Source: https://english.aawsat.com/world/5294424-greek-anti-terror-police-arrest-3-after-blast-kills-woman ### EU-level coverage, Thessaloniki attack details - **Euronews** (Europe, en) — Euronews provided the clearest account of the July 1 attacks, reporting that pre-dawn strikes in Thessaloniki targeted the homes and vehicles of three New Democracy politicians using homemade gas-canister explosives; it noted no group had claimed responsibility. > "The 1 July dawn attacks in the northern city of Thessaloniki targeted the homes and vehicles of three politicians from Greece's ruling New Democracy party with homemade gas canister explosives." Source: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/10/greek-anti-terrorist-police-arrest-three-for-deadly-bombings-targeting-politicians ### US wire, attack scale and political targeting - **The Messenger** (United States, en) — The Messenger framed the story as coordinated political violence against multiple targets, noting the attacks left one person dead and four injured; it reported the arrests as a significant counter-terrorism outcome given the pre-dawn, multi-site coordination of the original attacks. > "Greek anti-terrorist police have arrested three people in connection with a series of firebomb attacks against conservative party politicians that left one person dead and four injured." Source: https://www.the-messenger.com/news/world/article_2ba898c9-23ce-5789-ad8f-d12d8eb3041f.html ### unlabelled - **YourNews** (United States, en) — Source: https://yournews.com/2026/07/10/7103928/three-arrested-after-deadly-firebomb-attacks-target-greek-conservative-politicians/ ## Across the graph - Entities: Greece --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/greece-firebomb-arrests-0710