In Greece, a bomb exploded near the ministry building

The local anarchist organization Revolutionary Class Self-Defense claimed responsibility for the blast. The investigation into the circumstances of the incident is currently underway.

In Athens (Greece), on the night of February 4, an improvised explosive device exploded near the building of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. No one was hurt, but the building was damaged. Kathimerini Report.

It is known that the explosion took place at around half past one in the morning local time. Forty minutes earlier someone had phoned the editorial office warning that an explosive device had been planted near the ministry.

The local anarchist organization Revolutionary Class Self-Defense claimed responsibility for the blast. The investigation into the circumstances of the incident is currently underway.

According to pyrotechnicians, the power of the bomb is high; the explosives were loaded from 3 to 5 kg, which can be seen in the video footage from the cameras.

The explosion created a small crater. In the ministry building, windows up to the 5th floor were broken, and similar damage was caused to surrounding buildings.

This is the second attack in a month and a half after the installation of an explosive device at the headquarters in Qaysarian, as well as at the Ministry of Citizen Protection and EL.AS. Law enforcement officials believe these cases are related.

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Let’s recall that in October last year in the Turkish capital Ankara, explosions were heard near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Parliament, and a terrorist attack was reported.

It was also reported that at least seven people were killed and 17 others were injured as a result of a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Afghanistan.

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