UN Security Council condemns attack on Israeli embassy in Athens
Unanimous statement 'condemned in strongest terms the terrorist attack', says such acts unjustifiable; Greek police say far-left group behind shooting.
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday condemned a night-time gun attack on the Israeli embassy in Athens on Friday, and stressed the need to catch the perpetrators.
In a unanimous statement, the 15-member council “condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack against the Embassy of Israel in Athens, Greece, on 12 December, involving dozens of shots fired at the Embassy building, and underlined the need to bring its perpetrators to justice.”
Greek police have said a far-left group was likely responsible for Friday’s attack, which saw the building sprayed with gunfire but no one hurt.
The Security Council praised the Greek government’s swift investigation and “reaffirmed that terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security.”
“Any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed,” it added.
Two Kalashnikovs used in the attack were used in a similar assault on the residence of the German ambassador last December by the far-left People’s Fighter Group, a police source said in Athens.
The government in Jerusalem blamed the attack on a "hate campaign" by Palestinian authorities over the death of a Palestinian minister following a confrontation with Israeli security forces during a West Bank protest on Wednesday.
