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A powerful bomb exploded outside an Athens tax office early today causing considerable damage but no injury, Greek police said. The blast occurred at 4.35am local time today in the central Ambelokipi district, and followed an anonymous warning call to...
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Greece inaugurated its long-delayed Acropolis Museum on Saturday with the prime minister calling for the Classical Parthenon marbles, held in Britain for 200 years, to be repatriated. The 2 500-year-old sculptures were removed from the Parthenon in 1806...
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Police say a major fire has erupted at the landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens that has been a venue for Georgia bands including REM., Widespread Panic and the B-52s...They said the converted movie theater would likely suffer major damage. In 2008 national...
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Greek police suspect that at least four people were involved in the deadly attack. In recent months, leftist and anarchist groups have systematically attacked the police force as well as government and business establishments in the worst outbreak of...
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Firefighters Tuesday brought under control wildfires sweeping pine trees on Mount Hymettus outside Athens and on nearby Evia Island, Greek authorities said. More than 100 firefighters, along with eight water-dropping planes and two helicopters, Monday...
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Greek vandals pelted a police station and three banks in Athens with explosive devices, causing considerable damage but no injuries, police said Thursday. About 10 assailants damaged six cars overnight when they threw petrol bombs at the police station...
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The Greek national and local TV stations rejected to broadcast Vinozito/Rainbow video clips intended to familiarise the platform of the party with the Greek citizens. Five minutes commercial spot was prepared and distributed by the party...
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Dozens of activists of the Greek right wings fascist movement Hrisi Avgi (Golden Dawn) provoked heavy incident during the promotion of the Greek - Macedonian dictionary organized by the political party of the Macedonian minority in Greece Rainbow....
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The far-left Popular Will group said in a statement in the Pontiki weekly newspaper that it carried out Wednesday night's attack and a March 19 bomb attack on a government real estate agency in Athens...Wednesday's blast _ in a highly guarded section...
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan has been taken to hospital after falling ill before a gig in Athens. A concert organiser told the audience of around 20,000 people in the Greek capital: "We regret today's performance has to be cancelled...David Gahan...
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