A serious firecracker incident occurred on Easter Day in Acharnes.

More specifically, at around 7pm, a 14-year-old boy was injured at the Holy Church of St. Vlasiou in Acharnes as a firecracker exploded in his hand.

The 14-year-old was taken to the Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital and according to the information the police have from doctors, a “partial amputation of the thumb” will be performed.

At least 14 injured by firecrackers and fireworks in a month

It is reported that between the beginning of March and Easter Sunday morning there were 14 injuries from firecrackers and fireworks.

The most dangerous incidents, apart from the one mentioned above, were recorded in Velo, Corinthia, where two young men were injured by a firecracker explosion. One faces the risk of finger amputation, while the second has suffered a serious injury to his eye.

At the same time, police authorities carried out extensive checks across the country. A total of 35,438 people and vehicles were checked and more than 180,000 items were seized, including fireworks, firecrackers and other fireworks. The operations led to 136 arrests.

The areas where fireworks checks were concentrated

There was increased operational activity in Attica on the night of the Resurrection, with the Attica General Police Directorate implementing a special prevention plan to prevent dangerous incidents in churches and places of mass gathering.

Controls focused on areas where similar incidents have been recorded in previous years, such as Neos Kosmos, Kallithea, Peania and Koropi, where arrests were made.

At the same time, authorities are investigating a firecracker-throwing incident on a bus in Piraeus, with reports suggesting that the minors involved may have been heading to Neos Kosmos. Improvised incendiary devices using gas cylinders were found in the possession of one of them.

During the operations, a total of 153 homemade Molotov cocktails, 38 naval flares, 26 firecrackers and five containers of flammable material were found and seized, with some of them concealed in places near churches.