Reports also said that some of the equipment that was recovered from the two hideouts suggests that Xiros and his accomplices were constructing explosive devices that were to be detonated remotely, possibly via mobile phone. The “People’s Will” group used such a device when it planned to bomb the courthouse in Larissa, where November 17 members were to be transferred. The bomb went off prematurely though when a woman from Florina accidentally called the number’s old user.
At Korydallos prison, and as shocking as this sounds, the terrorist Group "Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire" confirmed Xiros' plans for their grand escape. According to ProtoThema, Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire (Synomosia ton Pirinon tis Fotias) wrote a text from inside Korydallos prison confirming plans for their escape organized in collaboration with fugitive terrorist Christodoulos Xiros that was captured last Saturday. The text, titled “It was worth a try…”, was posted online by the group that expresses its solidarity to “Manolis” (Xiros' alias) while with the Revolutionary November 17 terrorist organization.
Their note makes it clear that they will refuse to utter a word that would give information to the “enemy” and at the same time states that escape from prison was (and still is) the only goal of an anarchist urban guerrilla held hostage.
It should be reminded that Xiros’ plan was to blow up the walls of the 1st wing of Korydallos prison so that members of this particular (and dangerous) organization could escape. The counter-terrorism squad is convinced that this could have occurred with the help of at least eight more people who probably have the know-how in operating firearms and rockets.
Here is the full text as posted by ProtoThema:
“It was worth a try…”Meanwhile, it was announced that the weapons that police officials discovered after Xiros' arrest have not been used before. According to Greek press reports, the pistol that was found on Xiros as well as the three pistols and the eight Kalashnikov rifles confiscated in the hideout in the area of Anavissos (southern Attica) have not been used for any terrorist or other criminal act. This, in conjunction with armor piercing ammunition, has suggested to the police that Xiros may have developed ties with escaped criminal Vasilis Paleokostas. IT should be reiterated that Paleokostas, who spectacularly escaped from prison via helicopter, is said to have had ties with Nikos Maziotis.
We aren’t going to offer even a word that would unlock information to the enemy. Escape from prison is the only goal and destination of a revolutionary anarchist of the city being held hostage. The word ‘escape’ contains the condensed meaning of freedom that blows up prison walls that lock our souls. We, the hostages of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, have never forgotten this word even though most have forgotten us. The judges condemned us to live for years as human shadows in locked buildings but they were unable to lock our disobedient desires.
Each night, as our mind wanders, we escape to a world without jails, armed wardens and locked souls. And even though every morning, the prison guards keys return us to the cement reality of jail, we know that at some point our day will come and we’ll dream of our anarchy with open eyes. The glang-glang of the keyhole whistles our hate for prison every time it closes. Every failure, every arrest and every mistake strengthens our fortitude even more. And even if we fall three times, four times, we’ll get up.
There is no victory or defeat, just struggle. We know that the anarchist urban guerrilla and the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire is a battle against predictions. In this battle there may be lost weapons, explosives, hideouts, cars, money but all of them will be found again. What is never lost are the comrades who made us feel that our day will come so that we can say “goodbye” to prison without return.
At these moments when the enemy is triumphant, we send our warmest conspiratorial smile to these wonderful people, without name, who are now wanted by the police authorities of law and order. For these wonderful people, without a name, we spell it out again, the constant promise: “The day will come.”
STRENGTH AND SOLIDARITY TO THE PEOPLE WANTED IN THE CASE OF THE ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF THE CONSPIRACY OF THE CELLS OF FIRE.
The Lernaia Hydra of the Cells of Fire will not stop.
The Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire will be back stronger than before.
Jailed cell of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire
Argyrou Panagiotis
Polydoros Yiorgos
Oikonomidou Olga
Tsakalos Gerasimos
Chatzimihelakis Haris
Mavropoulos Theofilos
Nikolopoulos Yiorgos
Nikolopoulos Michalis
Bolanos Damianos
NOTHING IS OVER
EVERYTHING IS CONTINUING
When Xiros was arrested last Saturday he was carrying a Belgian or Hungarian-constructed Browning P35 9mm pistol, while the assault rifles are newer editions of the “classic” AK-47 and the ammunition (Magtech 9mm) and according to the same Greek news reports are used extensively at shooting rangers and by the Police. The same reports claim that many meters of instant fuse that was also recovered (with an expiration date of 2012) show that it may have been stolen from a mining operation. With this last detail in mind, note the same reports, police officials suspect that Xiros’ may have acquired the weapons from Greek criminals with Albanian suppliers.
Right after his capture, Xiros appeared in court, where a number of charges were brought against him.
He now faces the charges of:
- Directing a terrorist organization
- Forming a terrorist organization
- Construction, supply and possession of explosive materials and bombs
- Illegal possession of military-grade weapons and explosives
- Illegal possession of penetrative and explosive ammunition
- Forging an identity card
- Violating residence restrictions
- Illegal possession of firearms
- Harboring a criminal
Sources - enikos, protothema, newsit, iefimerida, MEGA channel, SKAI tv.
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