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Father and son arrested while searching for antiquities in a stream in Pella

First published 27 October at 09:22 · Voria.grLatest article 27 October at 11:00

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What is happening

What the sources report

Police officers located a 55-year-old man together with his 18-year-old son, who are alleged to have been carrying out illegal excavation in a stream bed in the Rachona area of Pella, in order to find ancient objects.[1]

According to the Hellenic Police, the two men were located on the evening of Monday 26/10 by officers of the Department for Crime Prevention and Suppression.[1]

During the check, various digging tools were found and seized.[1]

A case file was opened against them by the Chalkidona Department for Prosecution and Investigation of Crimes.[1]

Where they differ

Zougla writes that the two men were caught red-handed and arrested, while Ta Nea reports that they were allegedly carrying out an excavation, according to the Police, and that a case file was opened against them.[2][3]

Makedonia writes that those arrested are being taken to the justice authorities.[4]

  1. Alpha · Πέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος έψαχναν σε ρέμα για αρχαιότητεςPella: Father and son searched a stream for antiquities
  2. Zougla · Πέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος συνελήφθησαν για παράνομη ανασκαφήPella: Father and son arrested for illegal excavation
  3. Ta Nea · Πατέρας και γιος έψαχναν αρχαία σε ρέμα στην Πέλλα και συνελήφθησανFather and son were searching for antiquities in a stream in Pella and were arrested
  4. Makedonia · Πέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος έψαχναν για αρχαία σε ρέμα και συνελήφθησανPella: Father and son arrested while searching for antiquities in a stream bed

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Who covers it

12 of 13 outlets rated · Content analysis by artificial intelligence, approved by an editor. The method

Blindspot: Left-wing media are almost absent · Opposition-leaning media are almost absent. What this means

Outlet by outletEach circle is an outlet that covered the story, placed at its published political lean; the letters are its initials. 12 of the 13 outlets have a published lean.
Far leftFar LLeftLeftCentre-leftC-LCentreCtrCentre-rightC-RRightRightFar rightFar R
Which outlet each circle is
  • Voria.gr Centre
  • Thestival Centre
  • Makedonia Centre
  • Naftemporiki Centre
  • Kathimerini Centre-right
  • Newsbomb Centre-right
  • Proto Thema Centre-right
  • ERT News Centre-right
  • Athens Voice Centre-right
  • Newsbeast Centre-right
  • Ta Nea Centre-right
  • Zougla Centre-right
  • Alpha not rated
No published lean (1)

How each side headlined it

Each outlet's first headline, by its published political lean, in Greek as published, with a machine translation (Claude) under it. The method

Left 0

No outlet from this side.

Centre 4
Right 8
2 more headlines
Headlines from 1 outlet without a political rating
All articles by time (13)
TimeOutletHeadline
09:22Voria.grΠατέρας και γιος πήγαν σε ρέμα της Πέλλας για να βρουν αρχαία και συνελήφθησανFather and son went to a stream in Pella to find antiquities and were arrested
09:23ThestivalΠέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος πιάστηκαν να σκάβουν σε ρέμα για να βρουν αρχαία – Χειροπέδες και στους δύοPella: Father and son caught digging in a stream for antiquities – Handcuffs on both
09:41KathimeriniΠέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος έψαχναν αρχαία σε ρέμαPella: Father and son searched for antiquities in a ravine ANA-MPA
09:45NewsbombΠέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος συνελήφθησαν να σκάβουν σε ρέμα για να βρουν αρχαία αντικείμεναPella: Pateras kai gios syllifthikan na skaftoun se remma gia na vroun archaia antikeimena
09:55MakedoniaΠέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος έψαχναν για αρχαία σε ρέμα και συνελήφθησανPella: Father and son arrested while searching for antiquities in a stream bed
09:58NaftemporikiΠέλλα: Δικογραφία σε βάρος πατέρα και γιου που έψαχναν αρχαία σε ρέμαPella: Case file against father and son who were searching for antiquities in a stream bed
10:07Proto ThemaΠατέρας και γιος έψαχναν αρχαία σε ρέμα στην Πέλλα και συνελήφθησανFather and son were searching for antiquities in a stream in Pella and were arrested
10:11ERT NewsΠέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος έψαχναν αρχαία σε ρέμαPella: Father and son searched for antiquities in a ravine Text republished from Kathimerini
10:20AlphaΠέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος έψαχναν σε ρέμα για αρχαιότητεςPella: Father and son searched a stream for antiquities
10:30Athens VoiceΠατέρας και γιος έψαχναν αρχαία σε ρέμα στην Πέλλα και συνελήφθησανFather and son were searching for antiquities in a stream in Pella and were arrested
10:39NewsbeastΠατέρας και γιος έσκαψαν σε ρέμα στη Ραχώνα της Πέλλας ψάχνοντας για αρχαίαFather and son dug in a stream in Rachona, Pella, searching for antiquities Text republished from Kathimerini
10:40Ta NeaΠατέρας και γιος έψαχναν αρχαία σε ρέμα στην Πέλλα και συνελήφθησανFather and son were searching for antiquities in a stream in Pella and were arrested
11:00ZouglaΠέλλα: Πατέρας και γιος συνελήφθησαν για παράνομη ανασκαφήPella: Father and son arrested for illegal excavation

When each outlet covered it

First report 09:22, latest 11:00. Within the first hour: 9 of 13 outlets. Each column: 15 minutes.