{"id":24756,"date":"2026-11-01T09:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T09:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/firebomb-attack-targets-thanos-plevris-political-office-in-athens-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T09:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T09:29:54","slug":"firebomb-attack-targets-thanos-plevris-political-office-in-athens-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/firebomb-attack-targets-thanos-plevris-political-office-in-athens-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Firebomb Attack Targets Thanos Plevris\u2019 Political Office in Athens \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"A\">\n<h3 id=\"h-an-arson-attack-targeted-the-political-office-of-greek-minister-thanos-plevris-in-the-kolonaki-district-of-athens-early-on-sunday-morning\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">An arson attack targeted the political office of Greek Minister Thanos Plevris in the Kolonaki district of Athens early on Sunday morning.<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cwv-webp-images\/2026\/11\/174259-473x1024.jpg.webp&amp;nocache=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610940 cwvlazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cwv-webp-images\/2026\/11\/174259-473x1024.jpg.webp&amp;nocache=1 473w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174259-138x300.jpg&amp;nocache=1 138w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174259-709x1536.jpg&amp;nocache=1 709w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174259-450x974.jpg&amp;nocache=1 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174259-20x43.jpg&amp;nocache=1 20w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174259-225x487.jpg&amp;nocache=1 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174259-185x400.jpg&amp;nocache=1 185w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174259.jpg&amp;nocache=1 739w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack occurred at approximately 2:15 am, with the minister later commenting on the incident in a post on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footage of the incident was shared by Plevris on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cwv-webp-images\/2026\/11\/174260-1.jpg.webp&amp;nocache=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610942 cwvlazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cwv-webp-images\/2026\/11\/174260-1.jpg.webp&amp;nocache=1 739w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174260-1-138x300.jpg&amp;nocache=1 138w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174260-1-473x1024.jpg&amp;nocache=1 473w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174260-1-709x1536.jpg&amp;nocache=1 709w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174260-1-450x974.jpg&amp;nocache=1 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174260-1-225x487.jpg&amp;nocache=1 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174260-1-20x43.jpg&amp;nocache=1 20w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/webpc-passthru.php?src=https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/174260-1-185x400.jpg&amp;nocache=1 185w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The circumstances surrounding the attack and the individuals responsible were not specified in the initial report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his social media post, Plevris described the unknown perpetrators as \u201cscum,\u201d and added: \u201cI scare them, they don\u2019t scare me.\u201dThe governing New Democracy party denounced Sunday\u2019s arson attack as a \u201cfascist act\u201d and urged opposition parties to join in condemning the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greece\u2019s conservative government has taken a hard stance against undocumented migrants, and is in negotiations with another four European Union members to open deportation centers outside the 27-member bloc for people whose asylum bids are rejected.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\"\/>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\"><img alt=\"\" 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