Updated on 08/21/2022 at 16:38
- An initially harmless traffic accident ends in a dramatic chase for a German-British family.
- Two men broke into the family’s car, assaulted them and threatened them with a knife.
The two men have a German-British family in Crete Traffic accident attacked In the Friday incident, which only came to light on Sunday, the assailants damaged the tourist’s rental vehicle, assaulted the vacationers and threatened them with a knife. The victims told Greek state television that police had not arrested the perpetrators until Sunday morning. The family — three men and a woman, according to the report — said they felt unsafe as long as the culprits were away.
The incident took place in the northern part of the island in the area of Mylopotamos around the port city of Rethymno. State television reported that the two youths were known to the police. As a result, they attacked the vacationers several times. Greek television showed photos and video of the tourists’ rental car, which was badly damaged.
Crete: Attackers follow holidaymakers in cars and threaten them with knives
Accordingly, the two men initially – probably accidentally – touched the vacationer’s car and left. As the family gave chase, a confrontation ensued. The attackers tried to ram the tourists’ car with their all-terrain vehicle and chased them through the streets around the port city of Rethymno.
The attack ended when residents intervened – just as a criminal threatened tourists with a knife. Only then did the family manage to escape to their hotel with the badly damaged car. German diplomatic representatives in Crete have intervened and are seeking clarification on the incident, it said.
Mylopotamos area near Rethymno is considered a dangerous area. Even the police drive heavily armed in the hills of the cannabis-growing region. Clans have terrorized the region for decades. After the incident, hoteliers in Crete now fear the consequences for tourism, state television reported. (spl/dpa)
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