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ATHENS - Greek leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Struggle has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the US embassy earlier this month and vowed more strikes on politicians and high-security buildings, police said.
The group, which has targeted government buildings and a minister in the past four years, has emerged as the biggest domestic security threat since the capture of the once-deadly November 17 guerrilla group in 2002.
"Police received today at 2005 (6am NZ time) a five-page claim of responsibility from the management of To Pontiki newspaper," police said in a statement. "In it the Revolutionary Struggle claims responsibility for the terrorist strike against the US embassy."
Police officials said the claim was dropped near the weekly newspaper's offices on Tuesday and an anonymous caller alerted newspaper staff.
To Pontiki said it would run the full text in its Thursday edition.
"There are specific references to people that could be seen as potential targets as well as high security buildings," To Pontiki editor Dimitris Benekos told Greek media.
Assailants fired the RPG at the US embassy on Jan. 12 in a pre-dawn attack that only slightly damaged the US embassy building but caused major concern for security services who fear a resurgence of high-profile attacks.
The group has also bombed the country's economy ministry and Athens court as well as attempted to kill the Greek culture minister last summer.
- REUTERS
