A Greek soldier guarding an Olympic facility in Athens has been shot dead after apparently playing game of Russian roulette with a policeman, security sources say.
Greek police were questioning a policeman on Monday in connection with the pre-dawn shooting at the gates of an Olympic village hosting escorts to Olympic teams in the Metochi Parnithas region of Athens.
It appeared that a prank had gone wrong while the pair were playing with a service revolver containing a single bullet, the sources added. The soldier (25) was shot in the forehead.
The policeman was described as a new recruit aged 20. A second policeman, who was on foot patrol with the suspect at the time of the incident, was also being questioned.
The Metochi Parnithas facility will host the mountain bike races at the end of the week.
