Shots fired at residence of German ambassador in Athens


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  • Monday, 30 Dec 2013

Police experts search for evidence following a gun attack, outside the German ambassador's residence in Chalandri suburb north of Athens December 30, 2013. Gunshots were fired at the German ambassador's residence in Athens early on Monday, but caused no injuries or damage, police said. REUTERS/John Kolesidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants opened fire on the German ambassador's residence in Athens with a Kalashnikov assault rifle early on Monday in an attack seen as an attempt to sour relations between debt-laden Greece and its biggest creditor nation.

At least 60 shots were fired in the air and four hit the metal gate of the walled, high-security residence which lies on a busy street of a northern suburb, police said. No one was hurt.

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