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To: LindyBill who wrote (192683)1/12/2007 2:01:22 AM
From: KLP   of 793903
 
From CNN and BBC...re Athens US Embassy: CNN: Police in Athens Say Explosion at U.S. Embassy Is an 'Act of Terrorism'

Last Updated: Friday, 12 January 2007, 06:08 GMT


Blast rocks US embassy in Athens
news.bbc.co.uk

An explosion has hit the US embassy compound in the centre of the Greek capital, Athens.
Police said a small rocket-propelled grenade or similar device was fired into the front of the embassy.

Fire engines and police cordoned off the area around the fortified building. The US State Department said there were no injuries.

The BBC correspondent in Athens says the US embassy is often the target of small-scale attacks by radical groups.

Many of the attacks are carried out by small groups following in the footsteps of the disbanded November 17 terrorist group, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant.

'Windows shattered'

Emergency services rushed to the embassy, which is on one of Athens' main boulevards, after reports of an explosion shortly before 0600 (0400 GMT).

Television pictures showed a mass of emergency vehicles and stationary traffic outside the embassy as the area was sealed off.

A US embassy employee told Reuters news agency Greek anti-terrorist police could be seen investigating near the scene.

The blast was powerful enough to break windows in nearby buildings, reports said.
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