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At Least Two Dead, About 10 Wounded in Suspected Vendetta Shooting in Crete

Police say the attack appears linked to a family vendetta following a bombing the previous night.

Overview

  • Gunmen opened fire on houses in the village of Vorizia, about 52km southwest of Heraklion, state media reported.
  • One of the victims was a 50-year-old woman, according to the ANA news agency.
  • A second police official said the attack followed an explosion at a construction site where a bomb had been placed.
  • Armed police secured the area so ambulances could reach the wounded, state broadcaster ERT reported.
  • Greece’s police chief and the head of the organised-crime unit were traveling to Crete to oversee the response, officials said.