Bomb disposal
Bomb threat at central office of National Bank turns out to be hoax
Police ordered the evacuation of the branch of National Bank off Syntagma Square near central Athens on Monday after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax.
Members of the police's bomb disposal unit were dispatched to the scene to search for any suspicious devices but found nothing.
Anonymous caller warns of bomb at central office of National Bank
Police ordered the evacuation of the branch of National Bank off Syntagma Square near central Athens on Monday after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat.
Members of the police's bomb disposal unit were dispatched to the scene to search for any suspicious devices.
'Suspicious' envelopes sent to Piraeus courthouse cleared
Bomb disposal experts said on Thursday that 11 suspicious envelopes sent to the Piraeus courthouse complex did not contain explosives.
The envelopes - 10 of which were sealed - caused concern among court staff because one of them contained a "suspicious" powder.
Suspicious package at SYRIZA offices cleared
Bomb disposal experts gave the all-clear on Thursday after being called in to examine a suspicious package at the ruling SYRIZA party's headquarters.
The package had been intercepted after being put through an X-ray machine at the party's downtown Athens offices on Koumoundourou Square.
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Suspicious package found at SYRIZA offices
Bomb disposal experts were called in on Thursday to examine a package that was intercepted by security at the ruling SYRIZA party's headquarters.
The package was intercepted after being put through an X-ray machine at the party's downtown Athens offices on Koumoundourou Square.
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Police carry out controlled explosion in Menidi
Bomb disposal experts destroyed a "suspicious" shoebox in a controlled explosion outside the town hall of Menidi in northern Attica late on Friday night.
Police said the box contained a shoe, a board, wires, and a piece of cloth.
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Building on Facebook Campus in California Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat
Washington, Dec 12 (Sputnik) A building on Facebook's campus in Menlo Park, California, was evacuated due to bomb threat, local media reported, citing the police.
Two Explosive Devices were Found in an Apartment in London
British police have launched a terror investigation after two homemade bombs were found hidden in a North London flat, reported the Sun.
The lethal devices were found dumped in the empty flat in Harlesden just after 9.30am on Wednesday.
The block in Craven Park was evacuated before a crack Met bomb squad swooped in to disable the explosives.
Bomb threat shuts down Panepistimiou Street in downtown Athens
Police in Athens had to close down Panepistimiou Street for an hour or so on Friday morning after a bomb threat by an anonymous caller.
The 100 emergency service received a call at around 6.30 in the morning warning that a bomb was timed to go off in 40 minutes outside Number 12, the neoclassical edifice that is home to Greece's Numismatic Museum.
Attempted bomb attack fuels fear of new terror group
Almost a year after the country's last domestic terrorist strike, the Greek Police's counterterrorism unit was Tuesday investigating an attempted bomb attack against a prosecutor in the Athens neighborhood of Vyronas.