
Flamur Pishli
Flamur Pishli, an Albanian laborer, became infamous in May 1999 when he hijacked a bus in Greece while threatening passengers with a grenade. This incident marked the first bus hijacking in Greece and ended tragically in Elbasan, Albania. Pishli's actions were a reflection of the difficult circumstances faced by Albanian immigrants in Greece during that time, and he was later regarded as a folk hero in Albania.
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Flamur Pishli was involved in the first bus hijacking in Greece in 1999.
ΕΞΠΟΖÉ: «Όμηρος» – Η πρώτη λεωφορειοπειρατεία στην ΕλλάδαKathimerini·
Greece· 2026-09-16






