Suicide in Syntagma Square
A man has committed suicide in the heart of Syntagma Square, central Athens
A man has committed suicide in the heart of Syntagma Square, central Athens.
The man took his own life shortly before 9:00 am Wednesday morning (Greece time), as people went about their business on the square.
He died from a single shot to the head, reports say, which add that the man was anything from 50 to 70 years old.
A short time later, police sealed off the scene and ambulance staff covered the victim's body, which was removed at around 9:30 am to Evangelismos hospital.
Source: Athens News
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