Fugitive accused over Athens firebomb deaths worked at Gatwick duty free for six years

A FUGITIVE accused of being part of a fatal firebombing has been working at a Gatwick airport duty free shop for years. Eleni Argyriou, 46, was arrested last month in connection with the attack on a bank in Athens in 2010 in which three people died. Eleni Argyriou was arrested last month in connection with the attack on a bank in Athens in 2010 in which three people died Credit: Instagram Helene Argyriou Fugitive Argyriou is a former Gatwick duty free staff member Credit: Getty She was held by officers from the National Extradition Unit at Gatwick as she was about to board a flight to her native Greece. Argyriou is thought to have been living in Sussex for seven years. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! According to her LinkedIn page, she has worked as a sales assistant at the World Duty Free Shop at Gatwick since April 2019. Avolta, which operates the duty free business, and the airport declined to comment. The day after her arrest she appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court and consented to her deportation. Argyriou is now in custody and is due to be flown back by August 14. She faces trial in Athens for three murders and domestic extremism. Masked anarchists threw petrol bombs into the Marfin Bank, setting it ablaze, as tens of thousands protested during the Greek financial crisis in May 2010. Most read in The Sun Around 30 workers were inside. Most managed to flee but three clerks, including a pregnant lady, were trapped and died from asphyxia. Greek prosecutors believe Argyriou was part of an anarchy group responsible. Two 42-year-old men were arrested in Athens last month and are in custody awaiting trial. Police are still trying to identify other suspects. According to reports in Greece, the arrests followed the publication of a 117-page forensic report that provided evidence, including ­photos and videos, that helped to identify suspects. It is also claimed that an anonymous email was sent to Greece’s organised crime squad naming Argyriou and the two men arrested. She has previously said she would voluntarily return to prove her innocence. The Crown Prosecution Service said Argyriou was accused by Greek authorities of “operational planning, joint action, and with a shared homicidal intent — thereby killing three individuals”. Comment now