Suspected leftist guerrillas fire rocket-propelled grenade at the U.S. embassy in Athens

Suspected leftist guerrillas fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the U.S. embassy in Athens on Friday in the boldest attack staged by leftwing militants in years. The blast shattered windows and woke up nearby residents in the central Athens area at 5:...

Suspected leftist guerrillas fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the U.S. embassy in Athens on Friday in the boldest attack staged by leftwing militants in years. The blast shattered windows and woke up nearby residents in the central Athens area at 5:58 AM (0358 GMT) but no one was hurt, police said. The grenade was launched just across the street from the heavily guarded embassy building, which is surrounded by a 3-metre-high (9-feet-high) steel fence, and authorities were dealing with the attack as a serious act of violence. It was the worst assault on the U.S. mission, often the target of Greek protests and demonstrations, for 10 years.