Bomb explodes at JP Morgan office in Athens, no injuries

ATHENS. February 17. KAZINFORM. A time bomb exploded at the offices of JP Morgan brokerage firm in the central Athens district of Kolonaki around 7:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday evening, causing damages to the building, but no injuries, according to the first information by Greek police authorities; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
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The blast occurred 30 minutes after an unidentified man made a warning phone call to a Greek daily newspaper, so police had time to evacuate the building and seal off the crowded area.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, but it is a common practice for Greek extreme Left and anarchist guerrilla groups to give warnings a few minutes before terrorist attacks.

Foreign economic targets, along Greek politicians and policemen, are the main targets of attacks of terrorist groups operating in Greece for years. Terrorist attacks have been stepped up in the country since December 2008, when a teenager was shot dead by police fire and Greece witnessed the worst riots in its recent history; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.news.xinhuanet.com for full version.

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