Attackers throw explosive at Russian consulate in Athens

Police officers stand outside the Russian consulate after an explosion, in Athens, Greece

No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

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By Reuters

Published: Fri 22 Mar 2019, 12:30 PM

Last updated: Fri 22 Mar 2019, 7:52 PM

Attackers on a motorcycle threw an explosive device, possibly a hand grenade, at the Russian consulate in Athens early on Friday, police said.
"It was probably a hand grenade. No one was injured," a police official told Reuters, adding that it was not a powerful explosion.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack on the consulate in the Athens suburb of Chalandri, where police cordoned off the area.
In 2016, a security guard was wounded in a similar incident at the French embassy in central Athens.
Small-scale attacks on businesses, police, politicians and embassies are frequent in Greece, with its long history of political violence.
 

Reuters

Published: Fri 22 Mar 2019, 12:30 PM

Last updated: Fri 22 Mar 2019, 7:52 PM

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