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Athens on edge after explosion severely damages buildings
A bomb has exploded outside the headquarters of Greece’s business federation, in the first major attack since Alexis Tsipras assumed power in January.
The blast, triggered by a timer attached to the device, did not cause injuries but was quick to prompt angst in Athens. In a country labouring under its worst economic crisis for decades, security forces fear a barrage of similar incidents may now be in the offing.
Mary Bossi, a professor of international security, told the Guardian: “This was a much bigger attack than the low-intensity incidents we have seen in recent months. At a time of such high unemployment, such great anger, it could signal that Greece is in for a turbulent time of violent activity.”
In the power of the explosion, a stone’s throw from the Greek parliament, several buildings including a popular hotel suffered extensive damage. The Cypriot embassy, housed on the opposite side of the narrow street on which the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises stands, was almost hollowed out, although police ruled out it being the target of the bomb.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/24/athens-greece-explosion-severely-damages-buildings-fears-anarchism
The blast, triggered by a timer attached to the device, did not cause injuries but was quick to prompt angst in Athens. In a country labouring under its worst economic crisis for decades, security forces fear a barrage of similar incidents may now be in the offing.
Mary Bossi, a professor of international security, told the Guardian: “This was a much bigger attack than the low-intensity incidents we have seen in recent months. At a time of such high unemployment, such great anger, it could signal that Greece is in for a turbulent time of violent activity.”
In the power of the explosion, a stone’s throw from the Greek parliament, several buildings including a popular hotel suffered extensive damage. The Cypriot embassy, housed on the opposite side of the narrow street on which the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises stands, was almost hollowed out, although police ruled out it being the target of the bomb.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/24/athens-greece-explosion-severely-damages-buildings-fears-anarchism
