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a_unique_person
4th May 2004, 06:50 PM
Breaking news, more to follow.
Grammatron
4th May 2004, 06:51 PM
I hope no one was hurt.
Mr Manifesto
4th May 2004, 07:28 PM
According to ABC Australia, no-one was hurt. Seems like they were tipped off before the bombs went off. Weird days.
Fade
4th May 2004, 07:34 PM
Yeah, apparently bomb thread was called in hours before. Weird, wonder what message they are sending.

I also fear for the safety of olympic athletes this year.
a_unique_person
4th May 2004, 07:34 PM
Not Al-Queda then, or their members in Greece aren't so bloodthirsty.

Either way, not a good omen for the games.
WildCat
4th May 2004, 07:37 PM
Originally posted by a_unique_person
Not Al-Queda then, or their members in Greece aren't so bloodthirsty.

Either way, not a good omen for the games.
Nope, not the style of OBL. Probably home grown, especially considering that the target was a police station.
Wrath of the Swarm
4th May 2004, 07:40 PM
Well, at least the follow-up is good news.

Yeesh. If someone just wanted to make a statement, aren't there easier and better ways?
Grammatron
4th May 2004, 07:42 PM
Originally posted by Wrath of the Swarm
Well, at least the follow-up is good news.

Yeesh. If someone just wanted to make a statement, aren't there easier and better ways?

A press-release works just fine.
Chaos
5th May 2004, 12:58 AM
According to radio news this morning, Greek anarchists are suspected to be the perpetrators. It is assumed that they want to prevent to Olympics from taking place.
Cleopatra
5th May 2004, 01:03 AM
It's quite common for leftist groups to plug self-made bombs in banks and police stations and always warn before the bombs are exploded. I don't think that this has anything to do with the network of international terrorism.
geni
5th May 2004, 02:08 AM
Originally posted by Mr Manifesto
According to ABC Australia, no-one was hurt. Seems like they were tipped off before the bombs went off. Weird days.

Not quite no one but not thing serius by the sound of it

Police said the pre-dawn blasts caused damage and slightly injured an officer.
Darat
5th May 2004, 03:19 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3684967.stm
Mr Manifesto
5th May 2004, 05:20 AM
It's amazing how slow the TV media is compared to the internet. I watched the news this evening, and they said, "reports are coming in that this may be the work of local extremists, and not Al-Qaeda".

I'm all like, duh, I've known that since this morning. That's like, so eight hours ago...