Leftists Attack U.S. Embassy Toilet in Athens

(Athens, Greece) Anonymous tipsters blame Greek leftists known as the Revolutionary Struggle for launching a small rocket at the U.S. Embassy in Athens this morning (0358 GMT).

"I am treating this as a very serious attack," U.S. ambassador to Athens, Charles Ries, told reporters outside the mission. "The embassy was attacked in a senseless act of violence. There were no injuries."

Greek police said the rocket was launched from a building across the road from the mission, which is often the target of Greek protests and demonstrations, and landed inside a toilet on the third floor.

"The projectile caused slight damage to the facade's glass and the ceiling," police said in a statement.

Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyanni rushed to the embassy to condemn the rocket attack and vow to prevent recurrence.

Although there was no major damage nor casualties and the attack seems senseless, one has to seriously consider whether it was a trial run for some other attack. Frankly, I usually do.


[Update 04/25/07]

Revolutionary Struggle claims responsibility for terror threat to U.S. Embassy - Athens. Arrests made.