Greece suspends foreign airmail service after attacks
November 04, 2010 00:00:00
Greece has suspended international airmail for 48 hours after more than 10 suspicious packages were sent to targets in Greece and across Europe, reports BBC.
An extreme left-wing group is suspected of carrying out the campaign and police are looking for five men in their 20s.
The packages were sent to embassies in Athens, international organisations and European leaders including Germany's Angela Merkel.
Greek police said the airmail service was being suspended to allow checks. The country's Prime Minister, George Papandreou, said he would be "merciless to those who attempt in vain to rock social peace with terrorist acts and hurt our country's image internationally during a very difficult period".
A private courier plane, found to be carrying a suspect package from Athens and addressed to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, was rerouted to Bologna airport in Italy Tuesday night.
When examined, the package caught fire. No-one was hurt, Italian officials said, and the contents were taken for analysis.
The bombs appear to be the work of The Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, a group which has been active since the riots of 2008.