Bomb explodes near the main office of the Greek Railway Company in Athens: Police – Country
Authorities said a bomb was planted near the Greek train offices of Greece's major railway company, which exploded Friday night in a busy area in central Athens. There were no reports of injuries immediately.
The explosion occurred amid widespread public anger over the railway disaster of 2023, Greece's worst disaster, in which 57 people were killed, as the damage caused by freight trains and a freight train in the opposite direction grew, on the same road.
Local media said a newspaper and news website received an anonymous call shortly before Friday's explosion, and callers warned that the bomb had been sown outside the railway company's office and would explode within 40 minutes.
Police blocked the site along a major avenue in the Greek capital, keeping residents and visitors away from buildings in areas with several bars and restaurants. Police officers at the scene said a bag with explosive devices had been placed near the Greek train building on Syngrou Avenue.
Criticizes the government for handling the crash in Tempe, northern Greece on February 28, 2023, in the last few weeks after the second anniversary of the disaster, which killed most young people who returned to university courses after public holidays.
Greece's political motivations date back to the 1970s, with small-scale bombings conducted by domestic extremist groups, which usually cause damage but rarely lead to injury.
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Although the most active groups in the 1980s and 1990s had been demolished, new groups emerged.
Last year, when he exploded in his central apartment in Athens, a man believed to have tried to assemble a bomb was killed. A woman in the apartment was seriously injured.
The explosion prompted Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis to warn a new generation of domestic extremists.
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