Bomb explodes at Athens shopping mall, 2 wounded
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January 21, 2013, Monday
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A bomb exploded yesterday at a shopping mall in Athens, slightly wounding two security guards, police said.
Two warning phone calls were made to local media about 50 minutes before the blast, and authorities evacuated about 200 people from the mall, located in the Maroussi suburb north of the city center, a police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said.
Shops were closed at the mall yesterday, but cafeteria, restaurants and movie theaters in the complex, two levels above where the bomb exploded, were open.
The device exploded about 20 minutes before some movies were scheduled to start showing, mainly children's films.
The device was a small bomb that is believed to have been planted in a trash bin. The blast caused minor damage to stores, the official said.
The two wounded security guards were sent to a nearby hospital and were released an hour later, local TV stations reported.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Small armed groups have been active in Greece for decades, usually planting small explosive devices late at night at bank ATM machines, car dealerships or foreign company offices. Attacks in public places during the daytime have been rare.
Police were examining whether the attack might have been carried out by the same group that carried out a shooting attack against the offices of the governing conservative party on January 14. Shots were fired at the building from an assault rifle, causing no injuries. No group has claimed responsibility for that attack.
Two warning phone calls were made to local media about 50 minutes before the blast, and authorities evacuated about 200 people from the mall, located in the Maroussi suburb north of the city center, a police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said.
Shops were closed at the mall yesterday, but cafeteria, restaurants and movie theaters in the complex, two levels above where the bomb exploded, were open.
The device exploded about 20 minutes before some movies were scheduled to start showing, mainly children's films.
The device was a small bomb that is believed to have been planted in a trash bin. The blast caused minor damage to stores, the official said.
The two wounded security guards were sent to a nearby hospital and were released an hour later, local TV stations reported.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Small armed groups have been active in Greece for decades, usually planting small explosive devices late at night at bank ATM machines, car dealerships or foreign company offices. Attacks in public places during the daytime have been rare.
Police were examining whether the attack might have been carried out by the same group that carried out a shooting attack against the offices of the governing conservative party on January 14. Shots were fired at the building from an assault rifle, causing no injuries. No group has claimed responsibility for that attack.
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