Shots fired at Greek ruling party headquarters
15 Jan 2013 5:52 AM IST
Shots were fired early on Monday at the headquarters of main Greek ruling party New Democracy in Athens, police said, with one of the bullets penetrating the office of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
Two men fired a gun at the building located on a busy Athens highway at around 2:30 am (6 am local time), police said. No one was injured. A window was pierced on the side of the building, an AFP photographer said, and a bullet was found in Samaras’ office, according to government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou. ‘A symbolic bullet for the prime minister, this is unheard of,’ Kedikoglou told state television NET. ‘We will not let them terrorise us,’ he said. ‘The government will do what is required to protect democracy.’ Police forensic teams collected nine Kalashnikov assault rifle casings from the scene and were investigating a stolen car believed to have been used in the attack that was later found burnt in a neighbouring district. Early Saturday, two district offices belonging to the conservative New Democracy party were hit by an arson attack, while an office of the socialist party Pasok, a partner in the ruling coalition, had its front windows smashed. This came after similar arson attacks against the homes of five Greek journalists early Friday that caused material damage but no casualties.
Two men fired a gun at the building located on a busy Athens highway at around 2:30 am (6 am local time), police said. No one was injured. A window was pierced on the side of the building, an AFP photographer said, and a bullet was found in Samaras’ office, according to government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou. ‘A symbolic bullet for the prime minister, this is unheard of,’ Kedikoglou told state television NET. ‘We will not let them terrorise us,’ he said. ‘The government will do what is required to protect democracy.’ Police forensic teams collected nine Kalashnikov assault rifle casings from the scene and were investigating a stolen car believed to have been used in the attack that was later found burnt in a neighbouring district. Early Saturday, two district offices belonging to the conservative New Democracy party were hit by an arson attack, while an office of the socialist party Pasok, a partner in the ruling coalition, had its front windows smashed. This came after similar arson attacks against the homes of five Greek journalists early Friday that caused material damage but no casualties.
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