Four small mail bombs explode in Athens

A suspected bomb has exploded at the Swiss embassy in central Athens, according to the police.

November 02, 2010 05:43 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 09:18 pm IST - ATHENS

A Greek anti-terrorist police officer investigates a private delivery company after an explosion in Athens, on Monday. A woman was wounded after a package exploded at the company, while two other suspected mail bombs were destroyed by controlled blasts in the capital, police officials said.

A Greek anti-terrorist police officer investigates a private delivery company after an explosion in Athens, on Monday. A woman was wounded after a package exploded at the company, while two other suspected mail bombs were destroyed by controlled blasts in the capital, police officials said.

Greek police say a bomb exploded at the Swiss embassy in Athens, and suspicious packages were detonated outside Parliament, the Bulgarian embassy and a courier company.

No injuries or damage were reported from Tuesday’s four small explosions. Police say far—left domestic groups are suspected.

On Monday, four mail bomb failed to reach their targets, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and the embassies of Mexico, the Netherlands and Belgium. Two Greek men were arrested on suspicion of plotting the attacks.

The bombs were found after one of the devices exploded at a delivery service in central Athens, lightly wounding a worker at the delivery company.

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