Explosive Device Detonates Outside Athens Church, Injuring Two People

A Greek Orthodox priest arrives at the Saint Dionysios church, following the detonation of an explosive device in Athens on Dec. 27, 2018. Reuters/Michalis Karagiannis

ATHENS (Reuters)—An explosive device wounded a police officer and a civilian when it detonated outside a church in central Athens on Dec. 27, shortly before a Christmas holiday service was due to start, police and state media said.

There was no claim of responsibility for the attack outside the Saint Dionysios church in the heavily policed, wealthy Kolonaki quarter, which borders the Exarchia district where clashes between police and anarchists are common.