PAOK-Aris Derby Postponed Following Fan Murder in Kalamaria
The highly anticipated basketball derby between AEK Athens and Olympiacos has been officially postponed indefinitely following the tragic murder of a 20-year-old fan near his home. Authorities confirmed that after killing two other individuals, an unidentified suspect fled to Greece from Turkey before being apprehended by police in Kalamaria on March 13th at approximately midnight local time (UTC+4). The incident has sparked widespread outrage and prompted the immediate cancellation of both scheduled matches for this weekend's Greek Basketball League fixtures.
Key Points
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1The PAOK-Aris derby in the Greek Basketball League has been definitively postponed.
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2This rescheduling decision was made following a tragic murder of an Aris fan aged twenty-one near Kalamaria, Thessaloniki.
Developments
Perspectives
The PAOK-Aris derby has been definitively postponed.
— [Mar 13, 21:55] Basket LeaguePAOK vs Aris was rescheduled for the Greece Basketball League matchday due to a tragic event in Kalamaria involving an elderly man's death and subsequent funeral arrangements that prevented fans from gathering at Maroussi.
— [Mar 13, 20:57] Ertnews.grThe PAOK-Aris derby was postponed following the murder of twenty-year-old fan in Kalamaria on March 9th; his family requested a postponement to attend their funeral service at Maroussi.
— [Mar 13, 20:57] Skai.grThe PAOK-Aris match was rescheduled for the Stoiximan GBL's twenty-first round after an elderly man died in Kalamaria on March ninth and his family asked to postpone it so they could attend a funeral service at Maroussi.
— [Mar 13, 20:57] Documentonews.grThe PAOK-Aris derby has been officially postponed following the murder of twenty-year-old fan in Kalamaria on March ninth; his family requested postponement to attend a funeral service at Maroussi.
— [Mar 13, 20:57] Newsbomb.gr