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Two stores, one car targeted in overnight arson attacks in Athens

Two stores, one car targeted in overnight arson attacks in Athens

Two stores and one car were torched in the districts of Kipseli and Egaleo respectively early Thursday morning, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

In the first attack, unknown assailants planted two incendiary devices at the entrance of a butcher shop and a store selling alarm systems on Agia Zoni Street, in the central district of Kipseli at 4.25 a.m.

The explosions caused damages to windows and walls, but no injuries.

In a separate incident, an unknown number of suspects used a flammable liquid to set alight a car in Egaleo, western Athens. The vehicle, which was parked at the corner of Edessis and Florins Streets, was destroyed.

Authorities are investigating the incidents.

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