Political parties’ offices set ablaze in Greece

By RIA Novosti,

Athens : Unknown people set fire to seven regional offices of three Greek political parties in Athens early on Tuesday morning, police in the Greek capital said.


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The governing New Democracy party, the socialist opposition movement PASOK and the far-right party LAOS were targeted.

The arsonists threw petrol bombs into the buildings or set off improvised explosive devises made from gas canisters. Although the buildings were damaged, no one was hurt in the attacks.

The fires were started over a 20-minute period around 3 a.m. local time in downtown Athens as well as in western and northern suburbs and the Pirey bay.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

The Greek economy has been hit hard by the global economical crisis, with the political and business response leading to a growing number of strikes.

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