Posted on 09/03/2009 2:30:37 AM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "A bomb has exploded outside the Athens stock exchange, slightly injuring a female passer-by and damaging the building, police say.
The bomb - which set fire to several cars - was hidden in a stolen van. Another bomb went off outside a government building in Thessaloniki, causing minor damage and no injuries.
The blasts may be the work of a Greek extremists' group, Revolutionary Struggle, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens.
Earlier this year the group claimed responsibility for two bombs aimed at the American Citibank group.
Flying glass
A warning of the Athens explosion was telephoned to a local newspaper, enabling police to seal off the area in the west of Athens before the bomb went off."
SNIPPET: "In a letter to a satirical newspaper, Revolutionary Struggle had promised more attacks against economic targets.
It said: "We need to rid ourselves for good of all the scum of economic and political power so that humanity can free itself from these criminals.""
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
“Stock exchanges emerge soft target for terrorists”
3 Sep 2009, 0200 hrs IST, ET Bureau
Note: Photos and videos included.
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5814PN20090902
“Bomb damages Athens stock exchange, one hurt”
Wed Sep 2, 2009 11:31am EDT
By Renee Maltezou
ATHENS (Reuters) -
SNIPPET: “”All evidence shows it was a terrorist attack,” said police spokesman Panayiotis Stathis, as anti-terrorist police gathered evidence from the cordoned-off area and checked video footage. “We have no claim of responsibility yet.””
SNIPPET: “Police said the makeshift time bomb contained about 15 kg (33 lb) of explosive material, planted in a white van on a side street beside the exchange. A nearby car dealership, other businesses and four apartments were also damaged.
Inside the stock exchange, offices were strewn with broken glass and desks covered with debris, Reuters TV images showed.
“It’s the biggest amount of explosives planted in a car ever to blow up in Greece,” said a police official who declined to be named.”
AMISH
The Athens branch of ACORN.
“A warning of the Athens explosion was telephoned to a local newspaper, “
I see. That rules out muslims then.
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