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A strong bomb explosion targets a Greek prison guard’s home
SYKIES SUBURB, THESSALONIKI, GREECE, JUL 26 – Authorities suspect a targeted attack on a prison officer after a powerful bomb with over 3 kilograms of explosives injured two and damaged six cars, police said.
- A bomb explosion targeted the home of the Greek association of prison guards president Konstantinos Varsamis in Thessaloniki, damaging nearby buildings but leaving him unharmed.
- About 3 kilograms of explosives were placed outside Varsamis' apartment building, shattering windows and collapsing a wall, with one resident being treated for injuries.
- Police suspect criminal gangs rather than terror groups were behind the attack on Varsamis, who works at a prison known for housing gang members.
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A strong bomb explosion targets a Greek prison guard’s home
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A bomb explosion targeted the home of the president of the Greek association of prison guards early Saturday morning in the…
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A strong bomb explosion targets a Greek prison guard's home
A bomb explosion has targeted the home of the president of the Greek association of prison guards. The blast occurred early Saturday morning in Sykies, a suburb of Thessaloniki.
Terror Probe in Greece After Second Bombing in Thessaloniki
An explosion on the outskirts of Thessaloniki early Saturday morning damaged a residential building and injured two passers-by. The blast occurred in the Sikies district of Greece’s second-largest city, damaging six cars and shattering windows in nearby buildings. The Greek anti-terrorism police have launched an investigation. Authorities said the head of the prison officers’ union lives in the affected building. A young man and a woman were inj…
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ORF.at NewsTwo passers-by were injured in an explosion in a residential building in Thessaloniki. Anti-terrorist police started the investigation. One of the residents is the chairman of a trade union.
The Eleanian Anti-Personnel Police invests a powerful explosion that occurred on Saturday morning a residential building near Salonic, the second city as large as Greece. Two passengers were injured.
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