Journalists union, media regulator condemn TV station bomb attack

Greece's broadcasting regulator, the National Council for Radio and Television (ESR) and the Athens Journalists' Union (ESHEA) condemned on Monday a bomb attack against the headquarters of Skai TV station and Kathimerini newspaper which they said targets pluralism and democracy.

"Similar actions target freedom of speech, pluralism and ultimately democracy," ESR's board said in a statement.

Employees at ESR, who issued a separate announcement, recalled a similar bomb attack at the regulator's offices in 2014, saying they express their support towards the employees in Skai TV station.

"We wish the fastest possible return to humane conditions of work and we condemn any kind of violent and aggressive methods of 'disagreement' in the field of information and in democracy," they added.

ESHEA expressed solidarity with journalists in Skai and Kathimerini...