Popular Fighters Group

Popular Fighters Group
Dates of operation 2013–present
Motives Anti-imperialism
Active region(s) Greece
Ideology Anti-capitalism
Status Active

The Popular Fighters Group, also referred to as Group of Popular Rebels (Greek: Ομάδα Λαϊκών Αγωνιστών) is a Greek left-wing terrorist group that is anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist. Formed as a response to the Greek government-debt crisis the group has carried out attacks primarily targeting Greek government and German organizations in Greece.[1]

Attacks

2013

  • January 14, 2013 - Gunmen attacked the headquarters of the governing New Democracy party in Athens. No one was injured.[1]
  • December 30, 2013 - Gunmen fired on the residence of the German ambassador, Wolfgang Dold. No one was injured.[1]

2014

  • January 12, 2014 - The group claimed to have fired rocket at the Greek headquarters of Mercedes-Benz in Athens. Greek investigators had not noted such an attack; however, they later discovered evidence that a rocket had indeed been fired but missed its target, instead landing in a nearby field.[1][2]
  • April 10, 2014 - The group is believed to be responsible for a car bombing outside of the headquarters of the Bank of Greece in Athens. No one was hurt in the attack.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Associated Press (February 11, 2014). "Greek group claims responsibility for shooting attack against German ambassador's house". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/12/failed-rocket-attack-mercedes-benz-greece
  3. ↑ Alloush, Abed. "Athens Blasted by 75kg Car-Bomb Outside Bank of Greece HQ". Greek Reporter. GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Mamakouka, Iro-Anna. "Greek Counterterrorism Analysts Fear for New Attacks". Greek Reporter. GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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