Avlona

The minister said nine fires had been set in the space of four hours Thursday morning in the Avlona area in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha, a mountain on the northwestern fringes of Athens that is one of the capital’s last green areas.

Later that day, police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting at least three fires in the Avlona area.

On Thursday, police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting at least three fires in the Avlona area north of Athens.

AVLONA, Greece - Setting up a television channel from scratch isn’t the most obvious or easiest thing for a math teacher to do - especially without prior technical knowledge and for use inside a prison.

The Avlona detention center holds nearly 300 young men aged 18-21, and sometimes up to 25.