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==Terrorism==

A minor terrorist attack occurred in the early morning of January 12, 2007. No casualties were reported.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_eu/greece_us_embassy U.S. Embassy damage in Greek blast scant] - [[Associated Press]]</ref><ref>[https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2007/78676.htm State Press Briefing] - 1/12/2007</ref> A [[rocket propelled grenade]] [[Wasp 58]] was fired into the embassy's modern, glass-fronted building.<ref name="Blast">[https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/01/12/ap3324642.html Blast at U.S. Embassy Called 'Terrorism'] Forbes, 01.12.07, 10:44 AM ET</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>[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html U.S. Embassy in Athens Hit by Rocket Attack] - ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> On January 25, 2007, [[Revolutionary Struggle]] announced in local news outlets they took responsibility for the attack.<ref>George Gilson. "Terrorists issue anti-US manifesto", Athens News, January 26, 2007</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>[http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=139317&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21 "$2mn for info on US embassy attackers"] {{webarchive|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 |date=2007-09-30 }}, Gulf Times, March 21, 2007 accessed on March 22, 2007, 1:15 PM EET</ref>