Greece’s police minister has reaffirmed the commitment to resolving the 2010 arson attack that resulted in the deaths of three people during an anti-austerity protest in Athens. Michalis Chrysochoidis said the case, one of the country’s most notorious unsolved crimes, is now "watertight" following recent arrests and ongoing investigations.

The incident occurred on May 5, 2010, when a firebomb was thrown at a Marfin bank branch in central Athens amid large demonstrations against austerity measures imposed during Greece’s financial crisis. The attack killed three bank employees, including a pregnant woman. Although three bank officials were later convicted of manslaughter for negligence, the individuals directly responsible for the attack had not been identified until now.

This week, two men were apprehended near Athens in connection with the arson, and plans are underway to extradite a woman from the United Kingdom in relation to the case. Chrysochoidis emphasized that the investigation has been conducted under strict legal oversight and that evidence supports the arrests. He also revealed that authorities continue to seek additional suspects, indicating the investigation is not yet complete.

Chrysochoidis, who was the police minister at the time of the attack, described the incident as one of the most serious crimes in Greece over the past fifty years. He said the case had left a lasting impact on him and that he had personally worked with law enforcement on the investigation for two years following the attack.

Police reportedly used advanced digital photographic analysis and followed up on an anonymous tip-off to identify the current suspects. However, lawyers representing those arrested have criticized the evidence, calling it "scant" and "unreliable."

The attack took place just days after Greece’s socialist government, led by then-Prime Minister George Papandreou, agreed to the first of three international bailout packages totaling approximately €350 billion ($400 billion at current exchange rates) from the European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund.

As the investigation progresses, Greek authorities continue to pursue leads to bring further perpetrators to justice in this long-standing case that has resonated deeply within the country’s recent history.