Greece

Greece marked the 10-year anniversary of one of the worse violent acts in recent years on Tuesday, when three bank employees died in a firebomb attack during an anti-austerity riot in downtown Athens. President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in a tweet: “Three...

The building of Greece's Kathimerini newspaper, as well as SKAI television and radio stations, was attacked by unknown individuals in the early hours of Saturday in southern Athens. The attack took place approximately at three o'clock in the morning local...

Three Greek riot police officers were injured on Thursday night when their squad came under attack by a group of some 25 self-styled anarchists lobbing homemade firebombs in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia. Of the three officers who were...

Four police officers were injured when a police station in central Athens was attacked with Molotov cocktails on Monday evening. A group of about 50 self-styled anarchists firebombed the station near Omonia Square that also damaged several vehicles. The assailants hurled...

Greek authorities are investigating a petrol-bomb attack on riot police in the northern city of Thessaloniki. Saturday's incident took place during a shift change outside the city's Turkish consulate. According to reports, barriers were thrown up when riot police crossed to...

Greek authorities have arrested a man believed to have been involved in parcel bombs mailed to European Union officials and former Greek PM Lucas Papademos earlier this year. In March, police intercepted eight suspect packages at an Athens postal sorting...

Petrol bombs were thrown at police officers guarding the residence of State Secretary Alekos Flambouraris in the Exarchia district of central Athens. No-one was injured in the attack but a police vehicle was seriously damaged as it was engulfed in...

Greece's President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday expressed his deepest condolences for the twin terrorist strikes on Coptic churches in Egypt and stressed that Europe must take action to help end the violence in the region. "Today we had two truly...

Greek Police arrested seven rioters who had attacked policemen with petrol bombs in the area of Exarchia around midnight on Friday. It all started after a demonstration rally of leftist organizations protesting the arrival of U.S. State Secretary John Kerry in...

The Greek Foreign Ministry released an official statement, condemning the deadly attacks and expressing condolences to the victims’ family members. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioğlu, expresing his support. “We unequivocally condemn the deadly...

A group named “Anarchist Attack Consortium” claimed responsibility for the failed terrorist attack against a bank in Chalandri, Athens. In a notice posted on the Greek website Indymedia, the group states that it was an action related to the hunger...

The Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire, or SPF, a militant Greek militant group, said it sent the letter bomb to an appeals court prosecutor that exploded without harming him but said it's just the beginning of a wave of terror...

An explosion occurred at a grill house in Kolonaki. According to preliminary information, today, Wednesday July 31, at 5.28 in the morning, two motorcyclists riding separate motorcycles threw a bag with dynamites inside the grill house. The three employees...

A group of about 30 anarchists launched an attack with Molotov cocktails against the  Zografou police station in Athens at around 2:40 am on Saturday. According to the Hellenic Police, the perpetrators came out of the nearby university campus and...

Greece's counter-terrorism police unit is continuing their investigation into the Monday morning bombing which caused extensive damage to the building housing Skai Television and Kathimerini newspaper. The attack occurred at 2:30 AM local time (0030 GMT) and there were no injuries. Footage from security...