Athens on edge after explosion severely damages buildings

"A bomb has exploded outside the headquarters of Greece’s business federation, in the first major attack since Alexis Tsipras assumed power in January.

The blast, triggered by a timer attached to the device, did not cause injuries but immediately raised concerns over security in Athens. In a country labouring under itsworst economic crisis for decades, security forces fear a barrage of similar incidents may be in the offing.

Mary Bossi, a professor of international security, told the Guardian: “This was a much bigger attack than the low-intensity incidents we have seen in recent months. At a time of such high unemployment, such great anger, it could signal that*Greece*is in for a turbulent time of violent activity.

The Cypriot embassy in Athens absorbed the full impact of the blast, according to its ambassador"

Civil war?

Getting hard keeping up with what's going on around the world...unbelievable

Great. That's just what we need. Especially with all the migrants traipsing across Greece at the mo.

Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, suspicion has been quick to fall on imprisoned anarchists, who recently issued a call to arms in a manifesto posted online.

The proclamation, co-signed by Nikos Romanos, a*young anarchist in prison*for an armed bank robbery, urged Greeks to ensure a “black December” by taking part in “a month of coordinated actions” against banks, department stores, schools, universities and city halls, “spreading the message of rebellion, [placing] incendiary devices against fascists and bosses”.

“Our proposal is simple,” the manifesto declared. “An action campaign by the name Black December, which will be the detonator for the restart of anarchist insurgency inside and outside the prisons.”