Athens Blast

A grenade exploded early Friday outside the Russian consulate in Athens without hurting anyone, police said, an attack typical of domestic far-left groups.

A homemade explosive device went off early Thursday in front of a church in central Athens injuring its caretaker and a police officer, the police said. The explosion happened at 7:10 am (0510 GMT) in the upmarket Kolonaki area, they added.

Greek former prime minister Lucas Papademos was hurt Thursday when an explosive device went off inside his car in Athens, state news agencies said.

Police in Greece say a bomb has exploded outside the building of the Federation of Greek Enterprises in central Athens, causing damage but no injuries.

A bomb exploded outside the offices of a Greek business federation in central Athens early on Tuesday, police officials said, smashing windows but causing no injuries.

International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates on Tuesday piled pressure on 2016 host Rio de Janeiro, blasting its preparations as the worst he has ever seen.

A bomb went off at the offices of a Greek ultra-right group near Athens early on Tuesday causing damage but no casualties, a police source said.

A powerful bomb detonated outside a court building near central Athens on Thursday morning, causing significant damage but no injuries, the police said.The authorities found the device and cordoned off the area around the Athens administrative court after calls to the private television station Alter and the daily newspaper Eleftherotypia at about ...

Small mail bombs have exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens and police have destroyed at least three more as they tried to halt a wave of attacks on foreign missions blamed on far-left domestic extremists.Authorities closed down sections of the capital and checked dozens of potential targets on Tuesday, while all embassies were...

A powerful bomb exploded in front of an institute for training public officials in the west of Athens, killing a 15-year-old boy and injuring a girl and her mother, police said.

A bomb went off at financial services firm J P Morgan's office in Athens on Tuesday evening, damaging the building to some extent. No casualties or injuries were reported.

A grenade exploded early Friday outside the Russian consulate in Athens without hurting anyone, police said, an attack typical of domestic far-left groups.

A homemade explosive device went off early Thursday in front of a church in central Athens injuring its caretaker and a police officer, the police said. The explosion happened at 7:10 am (0510 GMT) in the upmarket Kolonaki area, they added.

Greek former prime minister Lucas Papademos was hurt Thursday when an explosive device went off inside his car in Athens, state news agencies said.

Police in Greece say a bomb has exploded outside the building of the Federation of Greek Enterprises in central Athens, causing damage but no injuries.

A bomb exploded outside the offices of a Greek business federation in central Athens early on Tuesday, police officials said, smashing windows but causing no injuries.

International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates on Tuesday piled pressure on 2016 host Rio de Janeiro, blasting its preparations as the worst he has ever seen.

A bomb went off at the offices of a Greek ultra-right group near Athens early on Tuesday causing damage but no casualties, a police source said.

A powerful bomb detonated outside a court building near central Athens on Thursday morning, causing significant damage but no injuries, the police said.The authorities found the device and cordoned off the area around the Athens administrative court after calls to the private television station Alter and the daily newspaper Eleftherotypia at about ...

Small mail bombs have exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens and police have destroyed at least three more as they tried to halt a wave of attacks on foreign missions blamed on far-left domestic extremists.Authorities closed down sections of the capital and checked dozens of potential targets on Tuesday, while all embassies were...

A powerful bomb exploded in front of an institute for training public officials in the west of Athens, killing a 15-year-old boy and injuring a girl and her mother, police said.

A bomb went off at financial services firm J P Morgan's office in Athens on Tuesday evening, damaging the building to some extent. No casualties or injuries were reported.