Attempted bomb attack fuels fear of new terror group

Almost a year after the country's last domestic terrorist strike, the Greek Police's counterterrorism unit was Tuesday investigating an attempted bomb attack against a prosecutor in the Athens neighborhood of Vyronas.

Although the would-be bombers used tactics reminiscent of established groups, police believe they are more likely to belong to a new generation of terrorists. This is partly because they used gunpowder, of the type used in firecrackers, rather than the more powerful explosives usually used by other groups.

The bomb comprised a kilogram of gunpowder inside a saucepan and had been concealed inside the top box of a motorcycle that was parked outside the Vyronas home of Supreme Court deputy prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos.

Police and a bomb disposal unit rushed to the scene after an anonymous caller telephoned the Zougla news website and Efimerida ton...

Continue reading on: