The Thieves in Black (Greek: ληστές με τα μαύρα) is a media-coined name given to a supposed anarchist group responsible for numerous bank robberies in Athens, Greece.

In 2005, Petros Karasaridis, Giorgos Kalaitzidis and Panayiotis Aspiotis were taken into custody in connection with an anarchist firebombing in Athens, suspected by authorities of membership in the Thieves in Black.[1] All three of them, after one and one-and-a-half years in prison, respectively, were found not guilty and released from prison.[2]

In early 2006, following a shootout at the National Bank in central Athens, police injured and captured Yiannis Dimitrakis a suspected member of the Thieves in Black. He was alleged to be carrying two semi-automatic guns, hand grenades, and stolen cash.[3]

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  1. ^ "Anarchists being probed over armed bank heists". Kathimerini. 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Αθωώθηκαν για την κλοπή ασπίδων ΜΑΤ" [Acquitted for the theft of MAT shields]. Kathimerini (in Greek). 9 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Police hunt for armed gang's den". Kathimerini. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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