[Iran Press TV Latest] An unknown attacker has fired several shots at riot police in central Athens, the latest in a series of violent incidents to plague Greece. Reports said a hooded man approached riot police on duty along a busy street in Athens and fired several shots before fleeing. No one was injured and a manhunt is underway to capture the assailant. The officers were on duty outside the offices of the main opposition Socialist PASOK party.
Since January, three police officers have suffered gunshot wounds, and an anti-terrorism officer was killed last month by unknown assailants while on duty. A radical left-wing group calling itself Revel Sect claimed responsibility for the death of the officer last month and threatened to target politicians and journalists in a proclamation sent to a newspaper.
Greece has been plagued by daily bombings and arson attacks on banks and multinational businesses since the police shot dead a teenager in December 2008, sparking the worst riots the country has seen in decades.
The violence has embarrassed Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' government, which has been criticized for its inability to protect citizens. The government has vowed to crack down on the increasing violence and has sought advice from Britain's Scotland Yard.