Bomb explodes near the main office of the Greek Railway Company in Athens: Police – Country
Authorities said a bomb exploded in central Athens outside the Greek train offices of Greece's major railway company on Friday. There were no reports of injuries immediately.
Local media said a newspaper and news website received an anonymous call shortly before the explosion, and the caller warned that bombs had been planted outside the railway company's office and exploded within about 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.
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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.
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 has a long history of political motivation, and small-scale bombings by domestic extremist groups often cause damage, but rarely does it hurt.
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