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GREECE TERRORISM I FILE 20031210 000000 ARIS MESSINIS STR ATHENS GRC ATH103 AP AP ** FILE ** Members of the November 17 terrorist group Savas Xiros, left, and Dimitris Koufodinas sit inside a courtroom at Athens' Korydallos maximum security prison in this Thursday, March 6, 2003 file photo. A Greek prosecutor demanded on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003 that a court show no leniency and sentence Dimitris Koufodinas, 45, the main hit man, to 14 life terms for the killings carried by November 17 and to 2,44 {{ }}
Two hunger strikers, Dimitris Koufontinas [pictured right] and Giorgos Sofianidis, were briefly transferred from the Domokos prison facility to the hospital in Lamia for necessary health exams.
According to reports, a massive police operation was planned to ensure the safe transfer of the two hunger strikers, who returned to their cells in Domokos later in the evening on Wednesday.
The main demands of the hunger strikers are the abolition of the controversial “Type C” prison facilities and the release of Savvas Xiros [pictured left], who suffers from serious health issues.
