Greece. Explosion in front of the headquarters of the railway lines

A bomb exploded in front of the Greek railway lines headquarters. The investigation is underway. The media combine an incident with a tragic railway disaster two years ago.

In front of the Hellenic Train office building, the largest Greek railway carrier, in the center of Athens he exploded on Friday evening an explosive charge – as the carrier said – only slight damage. There were no victims.

Half an hour before the explosion, the local media received an anonymous warning phone about the explosion. After receiving this information, the police appeared on the spot, which separated the area. A suspicious looking bag was found in front of the railway lines headquarters. The building was evacuated. As one of the witnesses said, the explosion took place 5 minutes after the evacuation.

Protest acts after the railway disaster

The media connect the assassination with persistent social anger and actions of protest in connection with The most tragic railway disaster in the history of Greece from February 2023, in which 57 people were killed. At that time there was a frontal collision of a passenger train with freight, which mistakenly found themselves on the same track. Mostly young people returning to universities after the Christmas break died in the disaster.

Dissatisfaction with the authorities' reaction to this disaster has started to grow in recent weeks.