An object thrown at the perimeter fence of the Russian Consulate in Athens was a hand grenade that exploded without causing any injuries, Greek police said Friday.
Authorities sent a bomb disposal team to the consulate after cameras showed two people on a motorbike throwing a small object in the early hours of Friday morning at the fence beside the consulate's security guard post, reportedly causing minor damage. Police cordoned off the area around the consulate, located in a suburb north of the city center.
Authorities were examining whether a motorbike found partially burned in a central Athens neighbourhood was related to the incident.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack on the consulate in the Athens suburb of Psychico.
Greece has a long history of small groups that periodically attack symbols of state authority, wealth or foreign diplomacy. They usually plant small explosive devices that do not cause injuries.
