Key facts
- Three firebomb attacks occurred in Thessaloniki, Greece, targeting residences of governing New Democracy party members.
- Five people were hospitalized, including a parliamentary candidate and her mother.
- The attacks used crude explosive devices made with camping gas canisters.
- Cars and motorcycles were set ablaze, causing burns and smoke inhalation injuries.
Three pre-dawn firebomb attacks targeting residences of members of Greece’s governing conservative New Democracy party in Thessaloniki left five people hospitalized, authorities said Wednesday. The attacks, which occurred between 4 a.m. and 4:45 a.m., utilized crude explosive devices constructed with camping gas canisters. The final attack, which involved setting cars and motorcycles ablaze, resulted in all the injuries sustained. One of the vehicles reportedly belonged to a parliamentary candidate for the New Democracy party, who suffered burns. Her mother was hospitalized in intensive care with burns, while three other residents of the apartment building were treated for smoke inhalation. Attacks by militant groups against symbols of power or property of officials are relatively common in Greece, though they typically cause material damage rather than injuries.