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Popular Fighters Group

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Dates of operation
  
2013-present

Active region(s)
  
Greece

Status
  
Active

Motives
  
Anti-imperialism

Ideology
  
Anti-capitalism

The Popular Fighters Group, also referred to as Group of Popular Rebels (Greek: Ομάδα Λαϊκών Αγωνιστών) is a Greek left-wing terrorist group that is anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist. Formed as a response to the Greek government-debt crisis the group has carried out attacks primarily targeting Greek government and German organizations in Greece.

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2013

  • January 14, 2013 - Gunmen attacked the headquarters of the governing New Democracy party in Athens. No one was injured.
  • December 30, 2013 - Gunmen fired on the residence of the German ambassador, Wolfgang Dold. No one was injured.

    • 2014

  • January 12, 2014 - The group claimed to have fired rocket at the Greek headquarters of Mercedes-Benz in Athens. Greek investigators had not noted such an attack; however, they later discovered evidence that a rocket had indeed been fired but missed its target, instead landing in a nearby field.
  • April 10, 2014 - The group is believed to be responsible for a car bombing outside of the headquarters of the Bank of Greece in Athens. No one was hurt in the attack.

    • References

    Popular Fighters Group Wikipedia
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