US Embassy in Greece bombed

[EsoognomEhT]

Breaking news, no details O.o

[tyovan]

just saw the ticker on CNN.com - no details yet

[HeavyMetal]

damn this board is quick!

Explosion rips through U.S. Embassy compound in Athens, Greece. No details on injuries or damage yet. Details soon.

[yiorgo]

oh ****....

[tyovan]

U.S. Embassy cordoned off in Athens after explosion heard inside the building, police said. - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243201,00.html

Post stories and new details as you find them gentlemen.

[usa_patriot]

Turn On Cnn

[EsoognomEhT]

Pretty quick to jump to the bomb conclusion there, who knows..could be a gas leak.

[Dominique]

Already posted.

[tyovan]

True.. I just heard about explosion at a US embassy and after Bush's speech and the air strikes against 'Al Qaeda' in Somalia (and with the bombings of American embassies in recent history in Africa) I jumped to conclusions.

[EsoognomEhT]

ATHENS (*******) - An explosion ripped through the U.S. embassy compound in central Athens on Friday, a police source said.
It was not clear what caused the blast and there was no immediate word on whether there were any casualties.
Police cordoned off all roads around the embassy.
Police officials at the scene said that whatever caused the explosion damaged the official embassy sign outside the mission, but there was little other indication of the extent of damage inside.

[usa_patriot]

BBC NEWS
'Explosion' at US Athens embassy
An explosion has been heard in the US embassy compound in the Greek capital, Athens, reports say.

Police have surrounded the building and cordoned off the nearby area as they begin to investigate the disturbance.

There was no immediate information about what caused the suspected blast, and no word on any damage or possible injuries.

Fire engines rushed to the scene, amid reports of a third floor blast shortly before dawn, AFP news agency said.

[18B]

they are saying the blast occured inside the building but damaged the outside of the building as well....

[usa_patriot]

ATHENS (*******) - An explosion ripped through the U.S. embassy compound in central Athens on Friday, a police source said.

It was not clear what caused the blast and there was no immediate word on whether there were any casualties.

Police cordoned off all roads around the embassy.

Police officials at the scene said that whatever caused the explosion damaged the official embassy sign outside the mission, but there was little other indication of the extent of damage inside.

[Anthony91]

I hope everyone is okay...

[usa_patriot]