A makeshift bomb detonated outside a Citibank branch in Athens, Greece on Monday. The explosion severely damaged the ground floor of the two-story building, but fortunately, no injuries were reported.
While no group immediately claimed responsibility, Greek authorities suspect the involvement of the Revolutionary Struggle, a left-wing militant group with a history of violent acts. This suspicion is based on the group's past actions, including a 2007 rocket-propelled grenade attack on the American Embassy in Athens.
This incident follows a similar event a month prior, where police successfully defused a bomb placed outside Citibank's administrative headquarters in northern Athens.
A makeshift bomb exploded Monday outside a Citibank branch in Athens, gutting the ground floor of the two-story building but causing no injuries. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but police and counterterrorism officials said the attack bore the earmarks of the Revolutionary Struggle, a leftist militant group best known for firing a rocket-propelled grenade into the American Embassy in Athens in 2007. The police defused a bomb outside Citibank’s administrative headquarters in northern Athens a month ago.
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