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Unknown attackers fired dozens of bullets at the Israeli embassy in Athens yesterday in a pre-dawn, drive-by attack.
Police said that 54 bullet casings from two AK-47 assault rifles had been recovered outside the embassy, which sits on a busy road junction.
Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred long before the building opened for business.
Police said ballistic tests had shown that the weapons used in the attack were the same ones employed in a similar shooting outside the German ambassador’s Athens residence a year ago.
A small terrorist group called “Popular Fighters” had claimed responsibility for that attack.
Officials in Athens stressed that the shooting would not affect the country’s close ties with Israel.
“The Greek government is fully determined to ensure the protection of all diplomatic missions,” the Foreign Ministry said.
Police said the attackers were riding on at least one motorbike.
