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Greek firefighters battle major wildfire near Athens

| September 9, 2020 7:27 AM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft battled a string of wildfires near Athens and in other parts of the country Wednesday while strong winds that whipped up the flames hampered their efforts.

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