Police foil bomb attack at Citibank in Athens

Greek police on Wednesday destroyed a powerful car bomb left outside the offices of Citibank in a northern Athens suburb.

A guard at the offices called police after seeing the car being abandoned, and the bomb squad destroyed the device shortly before 7 a.m. (0500GMT), police spokesman Panagiotis Stathis said. A police statement later said at least three people were seen leaving the car with their faces covered.

The time bomb consisted of five 10-12-liter propane gas canisters that had been emptied and then filled with an ammonium nitrate fuel oil explosive mixture, police said. It was attached to two mechanical clocks, batteries and detonators. (AP)