Terrifying Encounter: Man Chases Woman in Athens Underpass, Suspect Arrested

A 26-year-old woman narrowly escaped a frightening ordeal in an underground passage on Syggrou Avenue in Athens. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. when the woman was using a pedestrian underpass near Panteion University. A 25-year-old foreign national began chasing her, causing her to panic and call for help.

"He followed me for a while, I was afraid of his intentions. When I got to the street, I headed to a place with people. He stopped and watched me from a distance," the victim recounted. She managed to escape and immediately alerted the authorities. Police from the DIAS team later arrested the suspect.

The arrested individual, identified as a Yemeni national, had reportedly entered Greece illegally. Witnesses stated he had been living under the underpass for months, using it as a makeshift shelter. Police records show the suspect, identified by the initials G. A., had used five different names. Over the past two years, he had been arrested three times and detained as many times for lacking legal documents. He was also involved in a case of attempted theft near the Acropolis.

A case file has been compiled against him for assault on sexual decency, as well as illegal entry and stay in the country.

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He followed me for a while, I was afraid of his intentions. When I got to the street, I headed to a place with people. He stopped and watched me from a distance.