A strong explosion outside a bank branch in the Evosmos district of western Thessaloniki from a makeshift bomb is now under review by Greek Police’s anti-terrorism squad.
Significant damages to the building hosting the bank branch and at least six parked cars were the result of the explosion.
Footage from video cameras is under scrutiny, while forensic evidence was also being collected.
Bombings of bank branches and state-affiliated organizations in the country has long been a hallmark of so-called anarchist and anti-state underground groups, usually occurring in the early morning hours. In some instances, proclamations by urban terror gangs accompany the bombings.
Authorities are examining similarities between the latest incident and a blast last May that claimed the life of a 38-year-old woman who was believed to be carrying an explosion device.
