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Bomb defused outside Citibank HQ in Athens
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| Last Edited | kal Feb 18, 2009 12:40pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Daily Telegraph |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 18, 2009 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The bomb, consisting of a clock and explosives packed in gas cylinders, was hidden in the rear of a stolen car parked outside the Citibank building in the northern suburb of Kifissia.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, the police source said.
Banks in Greece are routinely targeted by suspected anarchist groups that usually employ Molotov cocktails and gas canister bombs.
Police have been investigating a spate of arson attacks in Athens and Thessaloniki last week against newspaper offices, senior justice officials, a university professor and a prominent opposition politician.
On Tuesday evening, four hooded men opened fire at cars parked outside a Greek television station in Athens before fleeing on motorbikes. The station is run by a publisher who also owns a newspaper hit in last week's attacks.
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