Mourning and deep sorrow at the funeral of Lieutenant Mario-Michael Turoutsikas at the Holy Church of Prophet Ilias in Tripoli, who lost his life together with Lieutenant Efstathios Tsitlakidis in the fatal Phantom off Andravida last Monday.

One Emirates airliner set to take off from Athens for Dubai on Thursday remained grounded at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport while another airborne aircraft, of the same carrier but with another destination, was forced to return to the Greek airport after intelligence reports cited a “suspicious” passenger on board.

Greece has received two new Rafale F32 jets from France, the Hellenic Air Force General Staff announced on Tuesday, on the nameday of its patron saint Archangel Michael.