On Wednesday, three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were detonated in the building of a Greek media group, which has received condemnation from the government and opposition.
In Maroussi, a suburb of Athens, three explosives were detonated in the building of Real Group, a media company that also includes broadcaster Real FM and broadcaster Real FM, at around 3:00 am on Wednesday. real news newspaper.
The newspaper stated that the explosions started a fire that caused damage to the building, but no one was injured in the explosions or fire, although some workers were in the building when the devices exploded. ethatimerine reports.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Real Group leader Nikos Hatsinikolaou and promised that those responsible would be held accountable, while the government made the following statement:[a]Any attempt to intimidate journalists is doomed to fail.”
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Aleksis Tsipras, the opposition leader of the left-wing SYRIZA party, also opposed the attack and condemned the attack as an attack on press freedom.
The European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA) also condemned the alleged bomb attack as “a direct attack on freedom of the press and democracy” and expressed its support for the company and its employees.
according to the report real newsSecurity footage shows the suspected terrorists trying to reach the upper floors of the building, but were unable to do so because the elevator needed the key. Police suspect the terrorists are trying to detonate explosives near the media offices upstairs.
While no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, the explosion came after multiple other bombings and attacks by far-left extremists in Athens in recent days, including the tax office bombing, also in Marousi.
According to the left-wing anarchist who claimed responsibility for the bombing, the bombing was in retaliation for the continued detention of far-leftist Yannis Michaelidis.
Another attack last week, in which Molotov cocktails were thrown at a police building, was carried out by ultra-left anarchist militants. They also said they were acting in support of Giannis Michaelides.
Michaelides went on a hunger strike for weeks after his release was denied. He’s serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery and attempted murder.
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