Amid growing anger and resentment in the Greek public over the failure of the state to effectively respond to the wildfires in Attica, which claimed 84 lives, the Greek government alleged there were “serious indications of criminal acts and arson”.

A force of 200 police officers will be deployed to patrol the centre of Athens and intervene where needed to avoid incidents, Alternate Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas said on Friday in an interview with ANT1 TV.

The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias and his family, received a letter with a death threat, according to what the Minister of Citizen Protection, Nikos Toskas, revealed on ANT1 TV Channel.