Greece: Officials Say They Uncovered a Terrorist Plot
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Version 0 of 1. Greek authorities said Thursday that they had thwarted a terrorist attack planned for Saturday, possibly against political or business targets. Public Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias said plans for the attack were discovered after the arrest of a man suspected of being an accomplice of Nikos Maziotis, the jailed leader of a far-left militant group. The suspect had a notebook identifying several possible targets, including the headquarters of New Democracy, the conservative party that leads Greece’s fragile coalition government, as well as the names of shipowners, a leading businessman and the chairman of a soccer club, said Police Chief Dimitris Tsaknakis. The notes suggested that an attack was planned for Oct. 4, Mr. Kikilias said, the 40th anniversary of the New Democracy party. |