Gunmen spray German ambassador's residence in Greece
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Assailants raked the German ambassador's residence in Athens with gunfire in an attack that caused no injuries, Greek police officials said.
Police found 60 spent bullet casings at the scene and detained six people in connection with the incident, which occurred early in the morning in an affluent suburb north of Athens. The bullet casings came from two Kalashnikov assault rifles, according to the police.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack, in which four bullets hit a security gate. But anti-German sentiment has been festering among many Greeks struggling with record unemployment and reduced salaries under a harsh austerity plan required for Greece's international
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