A 66-year-old man with a doctorate and former lecturer at police academies in Greece who was arrested for repeated arson in Vari will appear before a prosecutor on Thursday, it was announced on Wednesday.

The fire that broke out yesterday in an area near Varis Koropiou Avenue and caused damage to businesses in the area, has been doused and there is no active front.

Two people were fatally injured and a woman wounded on Sunday afternoon at a  tavern in the suburb of Vari when they were shot by persond unknown.