More bombs targeting embassies in Greece explode, cause no casualties
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by BNO NewsATHENS (BNO NEWS) — Several more bombs exploded on Tuesday at the Swiss and Russian embassies in the Greek capital of Athens, without causing further casualties, police said. It happened soon after the controlled detonations of two mail bombs addressed to the Chilean and the Bulgarian embassies there.
The first explosion occurred around 12.30 pm local time (1030 GMT) in the courtyard of the Swiss embassy, a day after a parcel bomb exploded at a courier company and injured one worker. According to the private channel “Skai”, the small bomb was thrown into the courtyard of the embassy, located in the central neighborhood of Kolonaki.
Shortly after, a controlled explosion took place near the Greek parliament, after the interception of a suspicious package addressed to the Chilean Embassy. An employee of a courier company delivered it to the agents and, after being sniffed by police dogs, officials decided to detonate it.
Reports said another controlled detonation took place after a suspicious package was received at the Bulgarian Embassy, and that a fourth device exploded at the Russian embassy. According to Greek media, two additional embassies also received parcel bombs, although there is no official confirmation about it.
On Monday, three parcel bombs were sent to the embassies of Belgium, the Netherlands and Mexico, while a fourth was addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Police says a radical leftist group is suspected of being behind the blast, and not al-Qaeda. Two men were arrested shortly after the attacks on Monday and will appear in court on Tuesday.
- Report: Bomb intercepted at German Chancellor Merkel's office - Nov 03, 2010
- Parcel bomb addressed to the Mexican embassy explodes in Athens - Nov 01, 2010
- Parcel bomb detonated outside Greek justice ministry - Feb 02, 2011
- Police detonate mail bomb outside Greece prison - Apr 01, 2011
- Two injured in blasts at embassies in Rome (Fourth Lead) - Dec 24, 2010
- Bomb defused at Greek embassy in Rome - Dec 27, 2010
- Parcel bomb addressed to Sarkozy found in Greece - Nov 02, 2010
- No explosives found in suspicious package in Indonesian resort island - Mar 22, 2011
- Two injured in bomb explosions in Rome (Second Lead) - Dec 23, 2010
- Parcel bomb explodes at Italian tax collecting agency, injuring director - Dec 10, 2011
- Bomb explodes outside offices of JP Morgan in Athens - Feb 17, 2010
- Security around Sarkozy tightened after Greek police intercept letter bomb - Nov 02, 2010
- Shanghai's courier firms to open parcels before delivery - Feb 21, 2012
- Indonesian police arrests seven suspects in relation to parcel bomb attacks - Apr 28, 2011
- One dead, one injured in explosion in East Java, Indonesia - Mar 25, 2011
Tags: bulgarian embassy, central neighborhood, chilean embassy, courier company, embassies in greece, first explosion, french president nicolas, french president nicolas sarkozy, greek capital, greek media, greek parliament, kolonaki, leftist group, mail bombs, nicolas sarkozy, parcel bomb, parcel bombs, police dogs, president nicolas sarkozy, russian embassies