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Bomb explodes outside Athens bank

Al-Jazeera

UPDATED ON:
Monday, March 09, 2009
13:31 Mecca time, 10:31 GMT

A bomb has exploded outside the offices of Citibank in Athens, the Greek capital, damaging the building and nearby cars.

"The bomb exploded at the rear of the bank's building breaking its windows and damaging two cars parked outside the bank," a police official said.

So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and police said they received no warning call. No injuries were reported in the blast, Greek police said.

Last month police defused a car bomb outside the bank's headquarters in Kifissia, a northen suburb of Athens, that had the power to demolish the building.

Greece has experienced an outbreak of violence, predominantly from radical leftist groups, since the fatal shooting of a teenager in December.

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, and no warning call was made. [AFP]

The device, which was detonated at around 0300 local time, was planted behind the bank in the suburb of Psychiko.