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2004-05-04 Europe

Bombs Rock Central Athens Police Station

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Posted by Phil B 2004-05-04 10:12:15 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If there was a warning then its not islamicists.

Not so fast

"The first two explosions went off in a span of five minutes. The third exploded half an hour later as bomb experts were still looking for it," the police official told Reuters.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-05-04 10:50:09 PM|| 2004-05-04 10:50:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I dunno; third bomb could have been intended to kill rescuers. Or the timers were screwed, and the whole set-up was intended to replay Bali.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-05-04 11:04:03 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-05-04 11:04:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Irony alert.I had just finished reading articles on ESPN site about security concerns for Olympics.I winced when I read Greek official state there were no more terrorist groups in Greece,because I knew that one of the groups would respond.

Posted by Anonymous4732 2004-05-04 11:52:47 PM|| 2004-05-04 11:52:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 And now they've got an idea of just how competent the
Greeks are when given advance notice. Great beta test.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-05-04 11:56:32 PM|| 2004-05-04 11:56:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Now, now, don't upset yourselves, Aris will explain it all.

Posted by Uschi 2004-05-04 11:59:50 PM|| 2004-05-04 11:59:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#6
a) CIA plot to make the Greeks look bad.
b) Mossad plot to make the Greeks look bad.
c) Turkish plot to make the Greeks look bad.
d) All of the above plot to make the Greeks look bad.

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-05-05 12:03:07 AM|| 2004-05-05 12:03:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 If there was a warning then its not islamicists.

Responsibility means little here, if anything. Greece just got put on notice that they don't have a handle on everything, and with the Olympic Games just around the corner, this development can't look very good.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-05 1:21:09 AM|| 2004-05-05 1:21:09 AM|| Front Page Top

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