One dead in Greece from attacks on ruling party members' homes

A 72-year-old woman died and four others were injured in Thessaloniki, Greece, following a series of attacks using explosive devices against three buildings housing members of the ruling conservative New Democracy (ND) party. The victim, Afroditi Nestora, suffered severe burns and head injuries when a device detonated at the entrance of her apartment building. Nestora, who was the mother of an ND candidate from the 2023 elections, was hospitalized with critical injuries. Her daughter and father are also hospitalized; the daughter sustained extensive first and second-degree burns on her extremities, but her life is not in danger. Her father is suffering from vocal cord inflammation due to smoke inhalation. Two other residents of the same building received emergency treatment for respiratory problems. Attacks on two other buildings resulted in no casualties or significant material damage. The rudimentary explosive devices, reportedly made with gas canisters, detonated between 4:00 and 4:45 a.m. local time. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis condemned the attacks as terrorist acts. "The tragic end of Vagia Nestora confirms the murderous and inhuman nature of blind violence in public life," the prime minister stated in a press release. Greece has seen various anti-establishment groups, often from the far-left or anarchist movements, use improvised explosives against targets. However, fatal attacks of this nature had not occurred in decades. The terrorist organization 'November 17' operated in Greece between 1975 and 2002, responsible for 23 deaths, including Pavlos Bakogiannis, a brother-in-law of Mitsotakis, who was assassinated in 1989.

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The tragic final of Vagia Nestora confirms the murderous and inhuman nature of blind violence in public life.