Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-12-30
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[01] Strong bomb blast outside Athens courthouse
[01] Strong bomb blast outside Athens courthouse
(ANA-MPA) -- A bomb planted on a motorbike generated a power explosion,
recorded at 8:22 a.m. local time (06.22 GMT), outside the
administrative first instance courthouse in central Athens.
An unidentified caller to an Athens-area television station at 7:38
a.m. warned of an explosion in 40 minutes outside the specific
building. Damages were reported to the modern glass-and-steel
building's facade as well as to nearby parked cars. (ANA-MPA)
Police said the explosives-rigged motorbike was parked on the median of
the wide two-way street where the courthouse stands, Louizis Riancour
St. -- near Panormou metro station in the Ambelokipi district.
A cloud of smoke was visible in the area. There were no reports of
injuries and authorities managed to vacate the building, while the
immediate area has been blocked off. (ANA-MPA)
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