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Greek Anarchists Claim Russian Consulate Grenade Blast

by Agence France-Presse

   ATHENS --

   A Greek anarchist group on Thursday claimed responsibility for
   exploding a grenade outside the Russian Consulate in Athens in March.
   In a statement on anti-establishment website Indymedia validating the
   hit, the group calling itself "FAI/IRF Revenge Plot" accused Moscow of
   torturing arrested anarchists.
   They dedicated the attack to Mikhail Zhlobitsky, a 17-year-old
   anarchist killed in a suicide bombing at the regional offices of
   federal security service FSB in Arkhangelsk in October.
   The Athens grenade explosion on March 22 caused no injuries. The
   consulate was closed at the time.
   Domestic far-left outfits regularly carry out acts of violence against
   diplomatic missions in Greece.
   FAI/IRF is associated with the Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei, a Greek
   anarchist group, several of whose members are serving long prison terms
   for letter bomb attacks.