Bomb targeting Greek ministry damages windows and cars, hurts 3

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A bomb targeting Greece's National Economy Ministry shattered windows and damaged cars in Athens' main square early Monday, injuring three people, police said.
Authorities said the bomb, detonated by a timer, was apparently hidden in a container on the back of a stolen motorcycle at the central Syntagma Square.
There was no claim of responsibility, but the blast -- the second targeting a ministry this year -- raised fears of renewed violence by far-left militant groups that plagued Greece in the 1980s and part of the '90s.
Syntagma Square is one of Athens' busiest areas and the center of the city's Christmas and New Year's celebrations. The caller said the nearby National Economy Ministry had been the intended target. Three people were hospitalized with cuts.
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