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The Embassy of the United States in Athens is an embassy in Greece. Charles P. Ries is currently the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
[edit] Terrorism
A minor terrorist attack occurred in the early morning of January 12, 2007. No casualties were reported.[1] A rocket propelled grenade was fired into the embassy's modern, glass-fronted building[2]. The Greek public order minister, Byron Polydoras, said an anonymous phone call claiming to be from the left-wing terror group Revolutionary Struggle had taken responsibility.[3] On January 25, 2007, Revolutionary Struggle announced in local news outlets they took responsibility for the attack. [4]. On March 20th, the Government of Greece and the United States Rewards for Justice Program announced equal, parallel rewards for information leading to the perpetrators - Greece offering 800,000 Euros and the US "up to $1 million or more". [5]
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[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Embassy damage in Greek blast scant - Associated Press
- ^ Blast at U.S. Embassy Called 'Terrorism' Forbes, 01.12.07, 10:44 AM ET
- ^ U.S. Embassy in Athens Hit by Rocket Attack - The New York Times
- ^ George Gilson. "Terrorists issue anti-US manifesto", Athens News, January 26, 2007
- ^ "$2mn for info on US embassy attackers", Gulf Times, March 21, 2007 accessed on March 22, 2007, 1:15 PM EET
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