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Former PM injured in letter bomb blast

Hellenic Police chief Constantinos Tsouvalas asked the anti-terror squad to carry out a detailed investigation into the causes of the explosion of the trapped file in the hands of former Prime Minister Loukas Papademos.

Papademos, his driver and one other person injured in a blast in central Athens were rushed to Evangelismos Hospital on Thursday. The explosion occurred while Papademos was riding in a car, on the corner 3rd September Street and Marnis in central Athens.
He was admitted and underwent surgery for injuries in the abdomen, while he has also sustained injuries to his legs.
Meanwhile, the President of the Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos is visiting Papademos at the hospital on Friday.