A 33-year-old Turkish national has been arrested by authorities in Greece on a charge of deliberately and repeatedly setting fires in forest and farm land along motorway 65 (Egaleo Ring Road) in Aspropyrgos Attica, the fire brigade announced on Sunday.
According to the announcement, the suspect was arrested 'in flagrante' on Sunday by fire brigade officers of the Crimes of Arson department, with the assistance of the police. According to fire brigade sources, the 33-year-old is an asylum seeker and security forces are now conducting an investigation into his profile.
He was being held in custody until he appears before an Athens public prosecutor on Monday.
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