The arrest of a man from the beach of Thessaloniki was spectacular, as in his attempt to escape he fell into the waters of Thermaikos, forcing police officers to enter to catch him.
The incident occurred in the morning when the ELAS received a call about a man who was being belligerent and verbally harassing people who had gone to an area near the beach either to exercise or for a walk.
The officers who arrived there restrained him by handcuffing him to bring him in, but in their attempt to get him into the patrol car he managed to get away and ran towards the waterfront. The policemen approached him and asked him to follow them but he fell into the waters of Thermaikos. The men dived passed a rope over his arms and pulled him out, with the man shouting "let me die, I don't want to get out."
The mobilization of the ELAS for the incident was great. Seven police cars were dispatched to the scene as well as the coast guard, the fire brigade and the ambulance which picked up the man, whose health appears to be out of danger.
Source: ERT
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