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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-07-03Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Arsonists target Migration Policy Institute in KolonakiArsonists targeted the building housing the Migration Policy Institute in the central Kolonaki district of Athens at dawn on Friday.The unidentified arsonists doused the Institute's entrance with a flammable liquid which they subsequently set fire to, resulting in material damage but no injuries. Attica security police were investigating the incident. [02] Group of 31 tourists from US and Panama with new flu symptomsGroup of 31 tourists from US and Panama with new flu symptomsA group of 31 tourists from the US and Panama who are visiting northern Greece presented symptoms of the new flu A(H1N1) virus on Thursday night, president of the Disease Control Center (KEELPNO) Ioannis Pieroutsakos told ANA/MPA. Pieroutsakos said that the group was taken to AXEPA hospital in Thessaloniki for testing, adding that 11 of the tourists were hospitalised for treatment while the other 20 were moved to a hotel in the city where they were staying under controlled conditions. The results of the tests would be made known on Friday, he said. [03] Explosion in AmbelokipiA powerful bomb exploded at dawn Friday at a building housing a Tax Bureau office and a MacDonald's fast food restaurant in the Athens district of Ambelokipi, after warning calls a half hour earlier to two newspapers. No one was injured in the blast, which caused extensive damage to the building andThe explosion occurred at 4:35 a.m. on the corner of Iteas and Larissis streets. Earlier, an anonymous caller telephoned 'Eleftherotypia' newspaper at 3:51 and 'Ta Nea' at 4:07, warning of an impending bomb explosion at the specific address, but did not assume the attack on behalf of any organisation. Police who rushed to the site immediately stopped traffic in the surrounding area, which is heavily populated. The blast caused extensive damage to the building and to surrounding apartment buildings and nearby parked cars. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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