Greek police sees active group behind attack at PASOK offices

Police investigating an armed attack on police guarding the headquarters of PASOK in central Athens early on Tuesday morning, which injured an officer, believe the Revolutionary Self-Defense urban guerrilla group, which struck the same offices in 2014 and has also hit foreign embassies in Athens, is probably behind the assault.

There had been no claim of responsibility for the attack by late on Tuesday night.

However, according to sources, police believe the group which claimed responsibility for an armed attack on PASOK's offices in June 2014, on the eve of European Parliament elections, will likely also claim Tuesday's hit.

In both cases, the perpetrator used an assault rifle.

The group has also claimed another two recent attacks - one, using a Kalashnikov, on the building housing the Mexican Embassy last July, and a hand grenade launched against the...