A fugitive member of Greece's Marxist guerrilla group November 17, which murdered a number of politicians, businessmen and diplomats, has been recaptured after a year on the run.
The Greek authorities say Christodoulos Xiros had been planning an armed attack on a maximum security prison to free other convicted militants when he was arrested.
A police spokesman said officers searching a safe house used by Xiros discovered a cache of weapons including Kalashnikov rifles, rocket propelled grenades and explosives.
They also found extensive plans for an assault on Korydallos prison in a suburb of western Athens.
Xiros, 56, was serving six life terms for his role in the violent far-left terror group which killed 23 people, including Greek politicians and British, American and Turkish diplomats and military officials, between 1975 and 2000.
The CIA's Athens station chief, Richard Welch, was among its victims.
Xiros disappeared while on prison leave on 7 January, 2014, and weeks later released a video criticising the handling of Greece's financial crisis, threatening to "fire the guerrilla shotgun against those who stole our life and sold our dreams".
Police recaptured Xiros as he rode a bike, armed with a loaded pistol, in a southern suburb of the Greek capital. He surrendered without a fight.
Public Safety Minister Vassilis Kikilias said: "Greek police prevented a major attack against the heart of the Greek prison system."
After appearing before a prosecutor, Xiros' lawyer issued a statement saying his client felt as "collaborators of the system", the authorities were "unqualified to take his plea".
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