Greek police shoot guard outside U.S. embassy

A Greek police officer shot and seriously wounded a private security guard outside the U.S. Embassy in central Athens today.

Izvor: Canadian Press

Wednesday, 04.02.2009.

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A Greek police officer shot and seriously wounded a private security guard outside the U.S. Embassy in central Athens today. The Brinks Security employee, hired by the embassy, was shot outside the U.S. ambassador's residence next to the embassy building in central Athens. Greek police shoot guard outside U.S. embassy The 31-year-old Greek national suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and is in serious condition at a nearby hospital. Police and U.S. embassy officials have ruled out terrorism but Greek authorities say the shooting did not appear to have been accidental, as initially believed. Police say the 38-year-old police officer who pulled the trigger has no prior history of misconduct and has been taken into custody for questioning. U.S. embassy officials say they are working with Greek authorities to investigate the shooting. The U.S. embassy is one of the most heavily guarded sites in the Greek capital. The building was targeted in a terrorist attack in 2007. A far-left domestic militant group claimed responsibility for firing a rocket-propelled grenade.

Greek police shoot guard outside U.S. embassy

The 31-year-old Greek national suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and is in serious condition at a nearby hospital.

Police and U.S. embassy officials have ruled out terrorism but Greek authorities say the shooting did not appear to have been accidental, as initially believed.

Police say the 38-year-old police officer who pulled the trigger has no prior history of misconduct and has been taken into custody for questioning.

U.S. embassy officials say they are working with Greek authorities to investigate the shooting.

The U.S. embassy is one of the most heavily guarded sites in the Greek capital.

The building was targeted in a terrorist attack in 2007. A far-left domestic militant group claimed responsibility for firing a rocket-propelled grenade.

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