Crackdown on celebratory gunfire on Crete

[InTime News]

Three men person been arrested connected Crete accused of letting disconnected celebratory gunshots successful the air, an aged but amerciable signifier connected the southern island, constabulary said Thursday.

Two of the suspects were arrested Thursday successful the Iraklio country for shooting their guns successful the aerial connected Easter Saturday night, during Orthodox Easter celebrations. Searches of their homes turned up two handguns, ammunition and a crossbow.

A third antheral was arrested successful the aforesaid country Wednesday for firing a weapon successful the aerial extracurricular his location a time earlier. Police confiscated a shotgun recovered successful his possession.

Crete has precocious rates of amerciable firearms ownership.