Greece parcel bomb plot underlines youth anger
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ATHENS — A parcel bomb plot targeting foreign governments underlines the emergence of extremism in Greece, fuelled by young people bearing the brunt its deep economic malaise, observers say.
The prime suspect for the packages, 13 of which were found Monday and Tuesday although none caused serious injury, is a group called Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei.
One of its suspected members, a 22-year-old chemistry student, was arrested on Monday.
“It is an ‘anti’ movement, anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist. It could be classified as an anarchist movement which is currently using terrorist tactics,” said Theodore Papatheodorou, a criminology expert from the University of Peloponnese.
The group first appeared on the radar in 2008 and since then has claimed responsibility or been blamed for a string of attacks involving firebombs and explosives.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101105com7.html
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