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An explosion shook the political office of Minister of Merchant Marine Miltiadis Varvitsiotis on Gennadiou Street in the neighbourhood of Kolonaki in Athens at around 8:00 pm. According to the police, a group of hooded youths had poured some flammable liquid at the entrance of the building where the office is located. There were two employees in it, who were able to escape before the flames enveloped the entrance.

     The explosion was of low power and did not cause major damage. A police operation in the region of Gennadiou Street in the central neighbourhood of Kolonaki is searching for the perpetrators.
     "The bomb attempt by the hooded youths will not stop us. We will not stop the reforms," said Minister of Merchant Marine Miltiadis Varvitsiotis for Skai TV, stating that the attackers had been 7 in number and had had no weapons; they had taken the two employees out of the office under threat and had set fire to it.