ATHENS (Rooters) - An explosive device went off outside Greece's parliament on Saturday evening, causing no injuries and minor damage, police said.It was the latest in a series of blasts and took place in the heart of Athens, a well policed area where some of the capital's best hotels and the finance ministry are located.
The device, placed next to a garbage bin at the tomb of the unknown soldier outside the parliament building, caused a loud explosion that was heard kilometers away. It followed a bomb attack outside the headquarters of Greece's biggest insurer, National Insurance, on December 27.
Police suspect leftist guerrilla group Fire Conspiracy Cells, which claimed responsibility for the attack against the insurance company, may be behind the latest blast, a police official said.
"Fragments of the explosive device are being gathered and taken to the police lab for investigation," the official said.
"There are first reports of minor damage inside the parliament building, some broken glass. The blast was captured by the security cameras outside the building."
Several leftist and anarchist groups have mounted a series of attacks against police, businesses and public institutions since the police killing of a teenager triggered Greece's worst riots in decades in December 2008.