Insurrectionary anarchism

Police on Tuesday found equipment that could be used to construct 100 bombs at a second hideout allegedly used by Christodoulos Xeros, the November 17 terrorist who was arrested on Saturday after 12 months on the run from authorities.

Following last week’s gun attack against the Israeli Embassy in Athens, the Greek Police’s counter-terrorism unit is on alert for another assault, possibly against a human target, in the countdown to critical presidential elections, sources have told Kathimerini.

The police believe that the Popular Fighters Group which was most likely behind the armed attack on the Israeli embassy in Athens on Friday is made up of anti-establishment figures who have been involved in armed robberies and gun running or is formed by a network of anarchists brought together by Nikos Maziotios, a convicted terrorist currently serving a 50-year prison sentence.

Greek authorities are investigating a pre-dawn, drive-by gunfire attack on the Israeli embassy in Athens, which caused no injuries or damage.

Police closed off a major road outside the embassy early Friday and forensics experts in white protective clothing were searching the area.

An Athens court has turned down a request by anarchist and convicted bank robber Nikos Romanos for a furlough to study at a technical college.

Romanos, 21, has been on hunger strike since November 10 after authorities rejected his application for an educational leave since he passed a university entry exam earlier this year. He is currently hospitalized at an Athens clinic.

Twelve people were arrested and 31 briefly detained late Tuesday after a protest march in support of anarchist and convicted robber Nikos Romanos, in central Athens, erupted into violence, police said.

Nikos Maziotis, the head of the Revolutionary Struggle terrorist group, says he will not appear before a prosecutor to give a deposition.

In a statement published online, Maziotis said that he would not answer questions regarding his alleged bombing of the Bank of Greece headquarters and arrest following a shootout earlier this year.

Pola Roupa, partner of Revolutionary Struggle leader Nikos Maziotis, who has been on the run since her husband was arrested in July, has shown the first signs of life since then.

Antonis Stamboulos, the man arrested last week on suspicion of being a member of leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Struggle and of planning an imminent terrorist attack, was transferred to Attica’s high-security Korydallos Prison on Monday.

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Counterterrorism police officers continued an investigation over the weekend into the connections of 31-year-old Antonis Stambopoulos, who has been linked to jailed Revolutionary Struggle leader Nikos Maziotis.