Bombs explode in two Greek cities.9/2/2009 5:00:11 AM Two bombs have exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: in separate attacks in Greece Greece, Gr. Hellas or Ellas, republic (2005 est. pop. 10,668,000), 50,944 sq mi (131,945 sq km), SE Europe. It occupies the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula and borders on the Ionian Sea in the west, on the Mediterranean Sea in the south, on , one outside the Athens stock exchange Athens Stock Exchange Greece's only major securities market. Greek language only. Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) Greece's principal stock exchange. and another outside a government building in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The attack in Athens Athens, city, Greece Athens (ăth`ĭnz), Gr. Athínai, city (1991 pop. 2,907,179; 1991 urban agglomeration pop. 3,072,922), capital of Greece, E central Greece, on the plain of Attica, between the Kifisós and , Greece's capital, exploded outside the city's stock exchange, causing serious damage to the building and nearby cars, and left one woman with minor injuries. "The blast caused extensive damage, to the stock exchange building itself and to nearby cars, five of which were completely destroyed," Panayiotis Stathis, a police spokesman said. He added that the "methodology" of the blast pointed to the Revolutionary Struggle, a far-left group, although no one has yet claimed responsibility. The second bomb, hidden in a cooking pot, exploded near a government building in Thessaloniki, causing some damage but no injuries. Phone warnings to Greek media were made before both blasts, in what appears to be a series of attacks against financial insitutions and government buildings. Violence in Greece has escalated since police shot dead an Athens teenager Teenager See also Adolescence. Ah, Wilderness! high-school senior has problems with girls and his father. [Am. Drama: O’Neill Ah, Wilderness! in Sobel, 15] Aldrich, Henry teenaged film character of the 1940s. [Am. last December. The shooting sparked Greece's worst riots This is a chronological list of riots: 17th century and earlier
While bomb attacks against foreign and domestic banks and other targets have become more frequent in recent months, they are usually organised to avoid causing injury. Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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