Military technology

Two war grenades and other explosive devices have been found in out of the old buildings of Alexandrovska hospital, not far from the center of Sofia, media report.

The area has been sealed off by police, the Bulgarian National Radio reports.

A specialized anti-terror squad is on the site.

A group of youth threw petrol bombs against the building of the Greek parliament during the student march at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens, Monday. While a protest of about 400 students was underway in front of parliament, a small group of masked youth broke off from the main body of the protesters and started hurling molotov bombs in Parliament courtyard.

A part of the Greek National Guard of the 4th Army Corps in Thrace, Northern-Eastern Greece, demonstrated their readiness in a training exercise a few days ago. Shots were fired from the M-40 106mm Recoilless Rifle as well as the 23mm ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon.

Police have launched an investigation following an arson attack on a IVF clinic in Halandri, north of Athens, reports say.

According to reports, unknown individuals smashed the glass doors before tossing molotov cocktails inside the building. The incident, which took place at 4.14 a.m., has caused damage, but no injuries.

Police bomb disposal experts defused an explosive device comprising a hand grenade on Saturday after receiving an anonymous caller telephoned a threat that the bomb would detonate outside the police precinct in Dafni, southern Athens.

The bomb was found in a bag that had been placed in a small park behind the police precinct. 

The Greek authorities have beefed up security measures in front of ruling SYRIZA party’s headquarters in Athens, after Sunday’s attack by 30 anarchists with cocktail molotov bombs. Early Wednesday morning, an enclosed police guard post was set up outside the party’s main offices.

A mass production agreement for Turkey's first locally designed and produced assault rifle has been signed with a local company, the Defense Industries Undersecretariat has said. 

"Some 10,000 MPT-76 will be manufactured by Sarsılmaz Silah Sanayi under the assault rifle supply project," the undersecretariat said in a written statement.        

BELGRADE - US President Donald Trump should send Javelin FGM-148 handheld anti-tank missiles to Kiev to support Ukraine government forces, Senator John McCain told Sputnik.

When asked on Thursday what kind of weapons the United States should send to arm Ukrainian government forces, McCain named Javelin anti-tank missiles and counter-battery armor.

The recent flurry of attacks by anti-establishment groups in Athens against riot police units and party offices, along with the storming of a ministry and a newspaper, have placed authorities on alert.

Riot police units stationed in Athens's Exarchia district were attacked by unknown assailants with Molotov cocktails on Friday night, authorities said on Saturday.

The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Tositsa Street, outside the old Athens Polytechnic.