US says attack in Greece an "isolated incident"

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Washington, Jan 13: US officials played down the rocket attackon the American embassy in Athens today, calling it an ''isolatedincident.'' No injuries resulted from the attack. Greek authoritiessaid the Greek leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Struggle mighthave been behind it.

''All we know is that there was something described as a rocket --I don't know exactly what that means -- fired the through a window,''White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters. He added that therocket had hit a toilet.

''We think it's an isolated incident. The Greek government is investigating it and so is the US government,'' Snow said.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said he could not confirm who was behind the attack.

''We all know from history that there are a number of these anarchist groups in Greece and that they are sometimes violent.

I can't tell you if one of those is responsible for this particular attack,'' McCormack said.

''There was minimal damage to the embassy. We are cooperating wellwith the Greek authorities to determine who was responsible for it anddeal with them appropriately within the judicial system once they arefound,'' he added.

He praised Greek authorities for their cooperation in theinvestigation, adding that the foreign minister had visited the USambassador soon after the attack.


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