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==Terrorism==
:''Also see [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]]''
A minor terrorist attack occurred in the early morning of January 12, 2007. No casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite news| title=Rocket hits US embassy in Athens| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6254399.stm| date=January 12, 2007| work=[[BBC News]]| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Rocket fired at U.S. Embassy in Greece: police| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rocket-fired-at-u-s-embassy-in-greece-police-1.641923| work=[[CBC News]]| date=January 12, 2007}}</ref> A [[rocket-propelled grenade]] [[Wasp 58]] was fired into the embassy's modern, glass-fronted building.<ref name="Blast">{{cite news| url=https://www.nysun.com/foreign/blast-at-american-embassy-in-athens-called/46604/| title=Blast at American Embassy in Athens Called 'Terrorism'| first=Derek| last=Gatopoulus| newspaper=[[The New York Sun]]| agency=[[Associated Press]]| date=January 12, 2007}}</ref> The Greek public order minister, [[Byron Polydoras]], said an anonymous phone call claiming to be from the left-wing terror group [[Revolutionary Struggle]] had taken responsibility.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html| title=U.S. Embassy in Athens Hit by Rocket Attack| first1=Ian| last1=Fisher| first2=Anthee| last2=Carassava| date=January 12, 2007| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| access-date=January 17, 2021| url-access=subscription}}</ref> On January 25, 2007, [[Revolutionary Struggle]] announced in local news outlets they took responsibility for the attack.<ref>Gilson, George (January 26, 2007). "Terrorists issue anti-US manifesto". ''[[Athens News]]''.</ref><ref>{{cite journal| title=Still Fighting for Revolution| url=https://ctc.usma.edu/still-fighting-for-revolution-greeces-new-generation-of-terrorists/| last=Kassimeris| first=George| date=January 2010| volume=3| issue=6| journal=CTC Sentinel| publisher=[[Combating Terrorism Center]]| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> On March 20, the Government of Greece and the United States [[Rewards for Justice Program]] announced equal, parallel rewards for information leading to the perpetrators – Greece offering 800,000 Euros and the US "up to $1 million or more".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21| title=$2mn for info on US embassy attackers| date=March 21, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200751/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21| archive-date=September 30, 2007| newspaper=[[Gulf Times]]| access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
The embassy was previously attacked by the Marxist [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] group on February 15, 1996, when an anti-tank missile hit the embassy's parking lot wall.<ref>{{cite news| title=Terrorists hold Greece hostage| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/may/27/helenasmith| first=Helena| last=Smith| date=May 26, 1999| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| location=[[London]]}}</ref>
==See also==
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