Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-09-01

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Xiros: Another 'N17' suspect provided 'ideological support'

[02] Greek Soccer Results - Standings

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

[04] Weather Monday - Partly cloudy, chance of rain

[01] Xiros: Another 'N17' suspect provided 'ideological support'

One of the most enigmatic suspects in the unprecedented ''November 17'' investigation has reportedly named another jailed suspect a man who has repeatedly claimed he did not know he was consorting with the notorious urban terrorist cell -- as a more-or-less leading figure within the group.

In providing additional testimony to an investigating magistrate, Christodoulos Xiros charged that Theologos Psaradellis was ?a right-hand accomplice? of alleged N17 leader Alexandros Giotopoulos, adding that Psaradellis offered ?ideological support? for the terror groups members.

Additionally, Xiros again maintained that Dimitris Koufodinas was N17s ?operational chief?, before claiming that new cadres had no ideological standing because veteran members had ?retired?.

Psaradellis, who along with Christodoulos Xiros and Giotopoulos is currently jailed at an Athens-area prison awaiting trial on numerous felony counts, has repeatedly denied that he had any involvement with ''N17'', although he has admitted to participating in a 1986 bank robbery.

In a related development, an eyewitness to the botched bombing attempt at the port of Piraeus in late June that provided authorities with their greatest breakthrough in efforts to eradicate N17, said over the weekend that a third person was at the scene that evening, besides Savvas Xiros who was injured during the incident and, according to indictments, fugitive Koufodinas.

[02] Greek Soccer Results - Standings

Results of the Greek first division football matches played over the weekend:

Aris Thessaloniki-Panionios Athens 1-0 (on Saturday)

OFI Crete-Olympiakos Piraeus 0-1

Kallithea Athens-Akratitos Athens 0-2

AEK Athens-Ioannina 3-1

Panathinaikos Athens-Proodeftiki Piraeus 0-1

Panahaiki-Iraklis-Thessaloniki 0-2

Xanthi-PAOK Thessaloniki 1-1

Ionikos Piraeus-Aegaleo0-0

The standings after the first two weeks of play:

Iraklis 6

Aris 6

Proodeftiki 6

Olympiakos 6

PAOK 4

AEK 4

Xanthi 4

Panionios 3

Akratitos 3

Aegaleo 2

Ionikos 1

Kallithea 0

Yiannena 0

Panahaiki 0

OFI 0

Panathinaikos 0

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

Reference buying rates per euro until Monday released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 0.991

Pound sterling 0.640

Danish kroner 7.484

Swedish kroner 9.246

Japanese yen 117.2

Swiss franc 1.481

Norwegian kroner 7.440

Cyprus pound 0.577

Canadian dollar 1.543

Australian dollar 1.794

[04] Weather Monday - Partly cloudy, chance of rain

Clouds and a chance of rain in northern Greece and the northern islands on Monday. Chance of T-storms in the rest of the mainland as well. Northerly winds, weak to moderate. Temperatures between 14C to 25C in the north; 17C to 28C in the rest of the mainland and 20C to 29C on the islands.

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