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| Bomb hits Athens stock exchange | Bomb hits Athens stock exchange |
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| An explosion outside the Athens stock exchange has caused minor damage to the building, Greek police said. | An explosion outside the Athens stock exchange has caused minor damage to the building, Greek police said. |
| They said the blast - which also set eight cars on fire - was caused by an "explosive device". | They said the blast - which also set eight cars on fire - was caused by an "explosive device". |
| "The blast was strong, but damage to the building was minor," a police official told Reuters news agency. | "The blast was strong, but damage to the building was minor," a police official told Reuters news agency. |
| Media reports said a newspaper had been warned about the blast. Greece has been dogged by unrest since police shot a teenager last December. | Media reports said a newspaper had been warned about the blast. Greece has been dogged by unrest since police shot a teenager last December. |
| The death sparked Greece's worst riots in decades, leading to clashes between police and protesters in the weeks that followed. Left-wing groups have claimed several attacks. | The death sparked Greece's worst riots in decades, leading to clashes between police and protesters in the weeks that followed. Left-wing groups have claimed several attacks. |
| The BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens says there has been a lull in violence over the summer. | |
| But he adds Wednesday morning's blast is a clear message from domestic militants to Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis that they have not gone away. |