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Bomb explosion rocks Athens
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December 31, 2010, Friday
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A POWERFUL bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle exploded outside two court buildings in central Athens and a small bomb detonated outside the Greek embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but neither caused injuries, officials said yesterday.
The rush-hour blast in Athens occurred at 8:20am following a warning telephone call to a newspaper and private TV station, Greek authorities said. Police had evacuated the targeted buildings, which are used for administrative purposes, as well as a nearby private hospital.
The blast damaged cars and shattered windows, but state health officials confirmed that no one was injured.
Separately, a small bomb that exploded outside the Greek embassy in Buenos Aires caused minor damage overnight and no one was at the embassy, Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for either bombing, but suspicion fell on militant anarchist groups, which have stepped up attacks in the past two years. A group of suspects is facing trial in Athens next month.
Authorities in Europe and elsewhere say violent anarchist groups are showing greater international coordination. A violent Italian anarchist group carried out a string of embassy bombings in the past week in solidarity with jailed Greek militants.
Security has been increased at all Greek embassies, Delavekouras said.
The caller who provided the warning in the Athens bombing was described as a man speaking clearly in Greek. The blast occurred in a densely populated area in the city's Ambelokipi district, seriously damaging at least 10 cars.
The rush-hour blast in Athens occurred at 8:20am following a warning telephone call to a newspaper and private TV station, Greek authorities said. Police had evacuated the targeted buildings, which are used for administrative purposes, as well as a nearby private hospital.
The blast damaged cars and shattered windows, but state health officials confirmed that no one was injured.
Separately, a small bomb that exploded outside the Greek embassy in Buenos Aires caused minor damage overnight and no one was at the embassy, Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for either bombing, but suspicion fell on militant anarchist groups, which have stepped up attacks in the past two years. A group of suspects is facing trial in Athens next month.
Authorities in Europe and elsewhere say violent anarchist groups are showing greater international coordination. A violent Italian anarchist group carried out a string of embassy bombings in the past week in solidarity with jailed Greek militants.
Security has been increased at all Greek embassies, Delavekouras said.
The caller who provided the warning in the Athens bombing was described as a man speaking clearly in Greek. The blast occurred in a densely populated area in the city's Ambelokipi district, seriously damaging at least 10 cars.
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