Greek police detonate explosive device in Athens

Athens Feb 25 (IANS) Greek police on Saturday detonated an explosive device placed near a police station in Athens.

The operation was prompted by a phone call to the police by an unidentified person who warned that a bomb would go off in 40 minutes according to a police statement.

No group has claimed responsibility so far but the anti-terror police unit has decided to launch a probe into the case since home-grown terrorist groups in the country usually plant devices and make warning calls Xinhua news agency reported.

Greece has suffered from home-grown terrorism for decades.

Police officers in January traced and arrested one of the country s most wanted terrorists Paula Roupa in Daphne.

Roupa a convicted terrorist from the extremist group Revolutionary Struggle had been on the run for four years.

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