Self-styled anarchists claimed responsibility yesterday for raiding a supermarket in the Athens neighborhood of Nea Smyrni and then distributing the stolen goods to shoppers at a fruit and vegetable market in the fourth such incident during the last month.

A group of some 20 people, all wearing hoods or helmets, entered the Marinopoulos supermarket on Evdoxou Street, loaded up trolleys with food and simply walked out of the store unchallenged.

Police said they were notified some time after the incident as the shop manager was concerned about the possible repercussions if he called for help immediately.

Soon after the raid, an announcement appeared on a website claiming that an anarchist group promoting “the free distribution of goods” was behind the fourth raid of its kind in Athens since May 31.