Blasts at Greek ministry building: policeThe Greek ministry of public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. and environment has been slightly damaged after two separate blasts at its Athens headquarters and an annexe an·nexe n. Chiefly British Variant of annex. annexe or esp US annex Noun 1. an extension to a main building 2. , police said. Two gas canisters exploded around 3:40 am (0140 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 ) on Thursday, in front of the ministry's main building near the city centre. Around half an hour later, two others went off at a nearby annexe. Five minutes after the first explosion, a hitherto unknown group calling itself the Revolutionary Organisation claimed responsibility in an anonymous call to a local radio station. On Wednesday evening four gas canisters exploded near AFP's Athens office, causing some damage. There have been no claims of responsibility thus far. Several low-intensity blasts have been staged in Athens and the second city of Salonika recently, targetting offices, banks and diplomatic missions Noun 1. diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends delegation, deputation, delegacy, commission, mission - a group of representatives or delegates foreign mission, legation - a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister , and have been blamed by police on anarchist an·ar·chist n. An advocate of or a participant in anarchism. anarchist Noun 1. a person who advocates anarchism 2. and extreme-left groups. 
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