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Polydoras said police were examining phone calls to a private security company claiming responsibility on behalf of a militant left-wing group called Revolutionary Struggle.
"There are one or two telephone calls, from unknown callers, who claimed that the Revolutionary Struggle assumes responsibility," Polydoras said. "We cannot rule out that they were genuine."
Revolutionary Struggle claimed responsibility for a May 2006 bomb attack on Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis, in which nobody was injured.
The Terrorism Knowledge Base
http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3672
Revolutionary Struggle
Mothertongue Name:
Epanastatikos Aghonas
Base of Operation: Greece
Founding Philosophy: Revolutionary Struggle (Epanastatikos Aghonas or EA) is a Greek extremist group that first emerged in 2003 with a bombing attack on the Athens courthouse complex. Since then, EA members have consistently targeted political leaders and institutions in order to express their socialist, and somewhat anarchist, ideologies. Public statements by EA members convey strict opposition to current Greek economic policies and political systems as well as the capitalist nature of the West in general. Even though law enforcement and intelligence agencies agree that EA is most likely operating in a small scale capacity, they remain the most active Greek terrorist organization since the downfall of the infamous November 17 group. While some analysts claim that EA is comprised of former members of November 17, there is no known evidence that supports such a linkage.
EA made international news in the Spring of 2004, when they bombed an Athens police station. This attack, which did not result in any fatalities, took place approximately 100 days prior to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. An EA spokesman cited the increased security and international tourism that would result from the Greek-hosted Olympic Games as motivating factors for the instant and future attacks. However, the Athens Games were successfully completed without any instances of terrorist activity from EA, or any other groups for that matter.
EA’s most recent incident occurred on May 30, 2006, involving an assassination attempt on George Voulgarakis, the Greek Culture Minister and former Public Order Minister. Over 2 pounds of explosives were strapped to a bicycle stationed near Voulgarakis’ residence and then detonated via remote control. No injuries resulted from the explosion, but four parked cars and a school building succumbed to damage. EA later claimed the attack, stating Greek involvement in the “war on terror” and Voulgarakis’ suspected role in an illegal interrogation of Pakistani residents as justification for the bombing.
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