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Electricians attacked in Crete, vehicle damaged and equipment stolen
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Electricians attacked in Crete, vehicle damaged and equipment stolen

From Kathimerini · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A team of electricians upgrading electricity meters in Zonianá, Crete, were attacked by a group of approximately 7-8 individuals.
  • The attackers smashed the service vehicle's windows, stole a work laptop, and caused injuries, with one attacker bleeding at the scene.
  • The electricians believe the attack was motivated by anger over planned power outages, and the union condemned the incident, calling for worker protection.

A team of electricians performing routine meter upgrades in Zonianá, Crete, faced a violent assault from a group of locals. The incident, which occurred around 10 a.m., saw approximately 7-8 individuals in agricultural vehicles surround the two-person crew.

They told us to get up and leave. We got in the car to leave, they smashed our windows, one of them probably got cut because the car had blood on the outside, it wasn't our blood.

— TechnicianDescribing the attack and the injuries sustained by one of the assailants.

The attackers smashed the windows of the service vehicle and stole a work laptop and an old electricity meter. One technician described the terrifying encounter, stating, "They told us to get up and leave. We got in the car to leave, they smashed our windows." Bloodstains on the vehicle indicated one of the assailants was injured during the confrontation.

The electricians suspect the attack stemmed from frustration over power outages in the region. "We had nothing to do with the power outages they had planned," one technician explained. "As far as we understood, they were angry about the power outages, so they found us alone, unprotected, without police, and took it out on us."

As far as we understood, they were angry about the power outages, so they found us alone, unprotected, without police, and took it out on us.

— TechnicianExplaining the suspected motive behind the attack.

The Union of Technicians of Rethymno issued a strong condemnation of the "completely unacceptable" incident. They expressed solidarity with the affected workers and urged the management of the Public Power Corporation (HEDNO) and authorities to ensure the safety of all employees carrying out their duties.

Such actions are absolutely unacceptable and have no place in a well-ordered society.

— Union of Technicians of RethymnoCondemning the incident in a public statement.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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