Deadly family feud in Crete leaves 2 dead, dozens injured

A long-standing quality betwixt the Kargakis and Frangiadakis families implicit grazing lands connected the southern land of Crete reportedly escalated into a deadly onslaught connected the village of Vorizia, adjacent the island’s capital, Iraklio, leaving two radical dormant and much than 10 others injured connected Friday. Authorities fearfulness the feud could continue.

One of the deceased is reported to beryllium a subordinate of the Kargakis family, while a woman is said to person died from a suspected bosom attack. Earlier reports had suggested three fatalities.

Local authorities confirmed that respective members of the Frangiadakis household are already known to police, with the begetter and sons presently successful prison.

A large-scale constabulary cognition is underway successful the area.

In effect to the incident, Greece’s constabulary chief, Dimitris Mallios, is traveling to Crete on with Fotis Douitsis, caput of the police’s transgression investigations division. A specialized 10-person team from the division, sometimes referred to arsenic the “Greek FBI,” will besides articulation the operation.

Additional units from the EKAM counter-terrorism unit are expected to get from Athens connected Saturday and will stay stationed successful the village.

The violence followed a weaponry onslaught connected a gathering under operation the erstwhile day. Witnesses said unknown assailants then traveled to Vorizia and opened occurrence indiscriminately, seemingly successful an enactment of retaliation. Authorities reported that thousands of bullets were fired.

The attackers were reportedly equipped with Kalashnikov rifles, and gunfire could beryllium heard successful the surrounding country agelong aft the archetypal assault.

Tensions stay precocious astatine Venizeleio General Hospital successful Iraklio, where dozens of relatives and villagers person gathered outside, awaiting updates connected the dormant and wounded.

Police person cordoned disconnected the infirmary and deployed riot squads to forestall further incidents. Local reports bespeak that astir each available exigency aesculapian teams person been mobilized, though authorities person not yet cleared the way to the village to evacuate further casualties.