Posted on 01/11/2007 9:02:24 PM PST by xzins
Edited on 01/11/2007 10:33:11 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Just announced as breaking news on Fox.
Mod, I'm sure it's not on their website yet.
Update:
Fox News
Explosions Rocks U.S. Embassy in Athens
Associated Press
Friday, January 12, 2007
ATHENS, Greece - Police cordoned off streets around the U.S. Embassy in Athens early Friday after an explosion inside the embassy compound.
Authorities searched nearby apartment buildings and a hospital amid reports that an explosive device may have been fired at the building. The blast smashed glass in the front of the building, near the U.S. emblem of the embassy.
"I heard a loud bang I didn't realize what was going on," said Giorgos Yiannoulis, who runs a kiosk near the embassy.
Excerpted. Story: Explosions Rocks U.S. Embassy in Athens
The most recent Fox report said, "The blast ripped through the MAIN EMBASSY BUILDING."
They've probably got to get it cleared by a bomb squad and also debris cleared before they can get in.
Kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it. I mean especially after the sniper video and all.
http://www.alaskareport.com/reu77246.htm
"Blast At U.S. Embassy In Athens"
January 12th, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The senior police official did not say whether the explosion was set off inside the compound or whether something might have been thrown into the embassy grounds.
Police officials at the scene said that whatever caused the explosion damaged the official embassy sign outside the mission, but there was little other indication of the extent of damage inside.
The tightly guarded building is surrounded by a 3-meter (9-feet)-high steel fence. Guards are posted at every entrance and at street corners around it.
Embassy officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Local residents called in to state television saying they had felt the explosion, which shattered some windows."
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1127.html
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http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/politics_2309391KathiLev&xml/&aspKath/politics.asp?fdate=11/01/2007
US Embassy
The US Embassy in Athens and the consular services in Thessaloniki will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday, a US national holiday.
If I remember right - they went to Cyprus and then to Athens airport. I honestly don't know how our Americans were received at that time.
The "good" news is that it appears the explosion happened around 5AM local time, meaning not many people would be there.
Someone blew up the sign? Watching Steve Irwins widow on CNN.....Bless her heart.
well, it was the 11th...
She's very well spoken, isn't she? Steve would be proud.
It's still breaking news, or so it seems.
Updates can change a story as reporters rush to put
their stories up.
Those Wacky Baptists!
http://www.tkb.org/Country.jsp?countryCd=GR
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AP
January 11th, 2007
"Blast Heard at U.S. Embassy in Athens"
Jan 12th - 12:07am
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "State-run NET television, quoting eyewitness reports, said an explosion had occurred inside the main embassy building."
Greece has always been lax in terms of security. It has been an entry point to Europe for some Middle Eastern terrorists. Hopefully, more information will become available.
Reports of chaos from embassy personnel.
NFD. (No Further Details)
No back to Bush Bashing.
T'was those pesky Mennonites, it Were!!
Couldn't be Muslim males between the age of 17-45. They would NEVER do something like this!!
Is she on LKL? I missed her on Leno last night because the tab TV show I saw said she and Bindi were going to be on Letterman and I waited thru the whole show, then found out this morning Terri was on Leno - Bindi was too tired to go on with her.
I wondered at the time why in the world they were going to go to NYC the very day they flew in to L.A. Leno made more sense. All I saw was a clip when she broke down crying.
Now they are talking about an RPG being fired from across the street, which makes sense.
Phone interview....CNNi
Officials not ruling out anything....more officials leaning toward scenario that this is a RPG terrorist attack launched at Embassy grounds
Good catch even if it is already the 12th there. They know it is still 11th here.
RPG fired at Embassador's office
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