Bakoyannis’ campaign kiosk targeted by self-styled anarchists

Self-styled anarchists targeted the election campaign kiosk of Athens mayor candidate Costas Bakoyannis in a vandal attack late Tuesday.

The assailants, who were shouting slogans in favor of jailed November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas, splashed paint and spray-painted anarchist symbols on the kiosk in front of the Old Parliament near Syntagma Square.

The attack took place after a violent protest in support of the hitman of the now-defunct organization whose crimes include the assassination of Bakoyannis' father, Pavlos, in 1989.

Speaking after the attack, the New Democracy-backed politician said, "If they believe in God, they'd better pray that I am not elected mayor."

Self-styled anarchists have recently mounted attacks against banks, offices of political parties and other high-profile buildings to demand that Koufodinas is granted his seventh...

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