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Greek extremist group issues threat to Olympic visitors
Athens, May 14: A Greek extremist group calling itself the `Revolutionary Struggle` threatened visitors planning to attend the Athens August Olympics in a letter published yesterday.
Athens, May 14: A Greek extremist group calling itself the "Revolutionary Struggle" threatened visitors planning to attend the Athens August Olympics in a letter
published yesterday.
The group also claimed reponsibility for bomb blasts at an Athens police station on May 5, according to the letter published in the Greek weekly Pontiki.
It described government officials, business leaders, security officials and wealthy tourists who plan to attend the August 13-29 sporting extravaganza as "undesirables."
"All the senior members of the international capitalist system, from multinationals to businessmen, mercenaries from across the world and state officials as well as wealthy Western Olympic tourists who plan to attend the games are undesirables," the letter said.
Greece announced this week that 70,000 security personnel will watch over the games -- outnumbering athletes by almost seven to one -- with Olympic officials saying Wednesday that preparations for the sporting extravaganza were on track.
Bureau Report
The group also claimed reponsibility for bomb blasts at an Athens police station on May 5, according to the letter published in the Greek weekly Pontiki.
It described government officials, business leaders, security officials and wealthy tourists who plan to attend the August 13-29 sporting extravaganza as "undesirables."
"All the senior members of the international capitalist system, from multinationals to businessmen, mercenaries from across the world and state officials as well as wealthy Western Olympic tourists who plan to attend the games are undesirables," the letter said.
Greece announced this week that 70,000 security personnel will watch over the games -- outnumbering athletes by almost seven to one -- with Olympic officials saying Wednesday that preparations for the sporting extravaganza were on track.
Bureau Report