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Powerful Explosion at Petrol Station in Anavyssos

December 12, 2017
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ATHENS – A dynamite stick was used to set off the powerful explosion that occurred early on Tuesday, at a petrol station in the coastal town of Anavyssos in Attica, according to Athens Macedonian News Agency police sources.

No injuries were reported but there was serious damage to the petrol station and to the nearby houses and shops.

The owner of the petrol station is the president of the petrol station owner’s federation of Greece.
The Attica Police blackmail department is conducting an investigation.

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