The Fire Department distanced itself from the official government line and the official statements of top government officials that talk about an organized plan of arson across the country, yesterday.

Unidentified assailants attacked the French Institute on Sina Street in Athens during the early hours of Monday morning. The attackers entered the premises at 4:00 in the morning and doused an Institute vehicle parked in the forecourt with a flammable liquid, before setting it on fire.