Particularly heavy snowfalls will be seen from this evening in eastern mainland Greece (mainly in the regions of Attica and Voiotia), in the Sporades, Evoia, the Cyclades and Crete and will continue periodically through tomorrow. The phenomena are predicted to ease on Wednesday.

A large improvised explosive device, diagrams and maps of a planned bomb attack againstthe Korydallos prison compound, anti-tank missiles and a Kalashnikov rifle fitted with a laser sight are among the early findings of a search that is being conducted by anti- terror police of the hideout rented by Chritsodoulos Xiros.

An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck the Ionian island of Zakynthos early on Friday.