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Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.

Fire department officials in Greece arrested two men Saturday for allegedly deliberately setting fires, while hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires that have killed at least 21 people in the past week.

Greeces largest current blaze, blamed for 20 deaths, was burning for an eighth day Saturday in the countrys northeast. | World News

Numerous individuals have been apprehended by Greece officials for suspected arson, as the country grapples with unprecedented and deadly wildfires, marking the largest such occurrence in the history of the European Union.

Two men have been arrested in different parts of Greece on suspicion of deliberately starting wildfires. Daily outbreaks of dozens of fires are plaguing the country.

Fire department officials say two men have been arrested in different parts of Greece on suspicion of deliberately starting wildfires. One man was arrested on Saturday on the island of Evia for allegedly setting fire to dried grass. The fire department said he confessed to having set four other fires in July and August. A second man arrested in central Greece also was accused of intentionally setting fire to dried vegetation. Officials have blamed arson for several fires that broke out in Greece...

At least 21 people have died in the fires.

One man confessed to having set four other fires on island of Evia as Greek authorities struggle to contain blazes

Greek fire department officials arrested two men on Saturday for allegedly starting wildfires deliberately as hundreds of firefighters battle blazes…

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