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Shots fired at Greece ruling party HQ in Athens | Shots fired at Greece ruling party HQ in Athens |
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Shots have been fired at the Athens headquarters of Greece's ruling New Democracy party, but nobody was hurt. | Shots have been fired at the Athens headquarters of Greece's ruling New Democracy party, but nobody was hurt. |
No party officials were there when the attack happened early on Monday. | No party officials were there when the attack happened early on Monday. |
A bullet landed in an office sometimes used by the conservative Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras. | A bullet landed in an office sometimes used by the conservative Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras. |
A government spokesman said left-wing anarchist groups were suspected. In recent days three of the party's offices have been attacked. Small bombs have been placed at journalists' homes. | A government spokesman said left-wing anarchist groups were suspected. In recent days three of the party's offices have been attacked. Small bombs have been placed at journalists' homes. |
At least one Kalashnikov assault rifle was used in Monday's attack and nine bullet cases were found. The spokesman said there appeared to be two assailants involved. | |
The bullets hit Mr Samaras' office at the party headquarters - though he normally works from a different building in central Athens. | |
The spate of attacks comes after police recently raided a large squat, arresting many anarchists inside and confiscating petrol bombs and other material, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports from Athens. | The spate of attacks comes after police recently raided a large squat, arresting many anarchists inside and confiscating petrol bombs and other material, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports from Athens. |
A group calling itself Militant Minority said it was behind the attacks on the houses of the journalists who were, it claimed, "official representatives of the system". | A group calling itself Militant Minority said it was behind the attacks on the houses of the journalists who were, it claimed, "official representatives of the system". |
The government spokesman called the attacks an "easy way to make an impression" by groups who were "breathing their last gasp". |
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