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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Arrests Made on Suspected Terrorists

Six people have been arrested in Athens Greece after being suspected of affiliations with the Revolutionary Struggle which is an urban guerilla group that is known for attacks on Greek government buildings and the American Embassy. The Greek government and media consider the Revolutionary Struggle to be a terrorist group.

Due to the terrible financial state of the country, it is no surprise that an anti government group would somehow act out. Police say they found multiple counts of evidence such as hard disks containing pamphlets claiming attacks by Revolutionary Struggle as well as handwritten texts about past and intended attacks.

The police have really been cracking down and claim that they have raided several suspected homes and have found no weapons or explosives. While officials were conducting their searches, they were forced with an angry mob throwing bottles and stones. The police reacted by using tear gas to subdue the crowd.

Thanks to: Dina Kyriakidou, Renee Maltezou, Ingrid Melander and Ghetty Images

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