Firefighting south of Athens on 19 June 2024. (Sotiris DIMITROPOULOS / Eurokinissi / AFP)
Greek prosecutors on Sunday charged 13 crew members of a luxury yacht accused of setting off fireworks that caused a major wildfire on an island near Athens, media reports said.
The crew will go on trial Wednesday on charges of causing a criminal fire, the ERT public broadcaster said.
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