Seven people were arrested on Monday in Chios for making homemade rockets, in view of the Easter celebrations. The previous night, according to the Hellenic Police, some of them were injured in a warehouse on the island by the ignition of a mixture of materials that would fill the rockets. The warehouse was filled with “raw materials”, necessary for the ceremonial Easter “rocket war” in the town of Vrontado.

A criminal case against musician Aris Mougopetros has been filed by the Greek National Police (ELAS) for the explosion of a firecracker during a party in the early hours of Easter Monday.

A crew member aboard the luxury yacht linked to the June wildfire on Hydra has confessed to launching fireworks that ignited the blaze.

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