Greece nabs fugitive convicted of robbery, under investigation for bombing in Israel

ATHENS, Greece — Greek police have arrested on an international warrant a 36-year-old fugitive convicted of robbery in Israel and under investigation over a bomb attack there after a tip-off by Israeli authorities, they say.

The Israeli man was wanted by Israel in order to serve a 25-month prison sentence on robbery charges, police say in a statement. He was also under investigation in Israel “for his involvement in an attempted homicide through a bomb attack against another person,” they say.

According to court documents, police were alerted by Interpol on August 5 that a “red notice” had been issued against the defendant on behalf of Israel. The notice said that he was traveling on a forged passport.

Police found that he had arrived in Greece on July 20 using the fake document. He was arrested outside a restaurant at a Jewish synagogue in central Athens on August 6, police say.

The man appeared before Greek prosecutors, who ordered his detention, the court documents say.