Left-wing Terrorist Attacks and Organized Violence in Greece, 2008-2012
Left-wing Terrorist Attacks and Organized Violence in Greece, 2008-2012

Summary/Abstract: Greece has a colorful history of domestic terrorism and urban guerrilla warfare, going back to the early 1970′s. This period has seen a multitude of groups active, most of them with leftist or anarchist ties and typically known for small-scale bombings and shootings against international companies, public infrastructure, political parties and the police. Historically, the deadliest of these was the Revolutionary Organization 17 November. This far-left group founded in 1975 had a reputation for secrecy and internal discipline-indeed, it was disbanded by police only in 2002. Among its 103 attacks, the group was most infamous for high-profile assassinations of foreign officials, including a CIA station chief in Athens, US Army, Navy and Air Force officers and a British diplomat.

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