Bomb in office condemned

Athens - A powerful timebomb explosion wrecked the office of a former Greek minister yesterday but there were no injuries, police…

Athens - A powerful timebomb explosion wrecked the office of a former Greek minister yesterday but there were no injuries, police said. The bomb was left in a plastic bag at the entrance of the fifth-floor office of the socialist parliamentary deputy Mr Stelios Papathemelis in central Athens. Greece's socialist government strongly condemned the attack. - (Reuter)

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