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− | '''Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire''' (also '''Conspiracy of Fire Cells''', Greek ''Συνωμοσία Πυρήνων της Φωτιάς'') is a Greek terrorist | + | '''Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire''' (also '''Conspiracy of Fire Cells''', Greek ''Συνωμοσία Πυρήνων της Φωτιάς'') is a Greek terrorist group of nihilist, anarchist political leanings. |
==A chronology of their attacks== | ==A chronology of their attacks== |
Revision as of 16:28, December 30, 2009
Conspiracy Nuclei of Fire (also Conspiracy of Fire Cells, Greek Συνωμοσία Πυρήνων της Φωτιάς) is a Greek terrorist group of nihilist, anarchist political leanings.
A chronology of their attacks
- September 2, 2009: A small bomb explodes outside the Macedonia-Thrace Ministry building in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, causing minor damage and no injury.
- July 22, 2009: A small bomb outside the office of the Chilean consul in Thessaloniki fails to explode.
- July 11, 2009: A small bomb explodes outside the Athens home of Panayiotis Chinofotis, a former minister in charge of police during the December 2008 riots that were sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager.
- May 19, 2009: Two time bombs explode at building sites for new police stations in Athens and Thessaloniki.
- Feb. 12-13, 2009: A spate of 17 firebombings in Athens target a top anti-terrorism prosecutor, a prominent politician and a judge among others, but cause no injuries. The group dedicates the attacks to "authentic revolutionary" Dimitris Koufodinas, a prominent member of the terrorist organization November 17, who was arrested in 2002 and is serving multiple life sentences.
- December 3, 2008: A small incendiary bomb explodes outside the Athens offices of the Agence France-Presse news agency, causing no injury.
- September 13, 2008: A group of 15 masked youths on motorcycles attack a police precinct in [[Thessaloniki] with petrol bombs, burning patrol cars and motorcycles and causing slight damage to the building.
References
- Who are the Conspiracy of Fire Cells? - John Brady Kiesling, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer