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A number of people shot dead an armed anti-terrorist police who guard a witness in Athens. Recently increased terrorist attacks in the country.

A number of people shot dead an armed anti-terrorist police who guard a witness in Athens. Recently increased terrorist attacks in the country.

Spokesperson for the police “Panagiotis Stathis” says between 15 and 20 shot in the direction to release by the police at least three armed men at around 06.20 local time in the district population Patisia.

“There is no warning. No phone calls,” said Stathis. “This is a cold-blooded murder.”

Shooter then fled it with a motorcycle, police said.

Attacks in the worst unrest since the December rise to guerrilla violence that Greek city. Officers aged 41 years in the shoot several times from a short distance. Officer is dead in the car, in the area of dense residential Patisia, in Athens.

“That is their cold-blooded murderer, disconnect ago shot him,” said police spokesman, Panagiotis shatis, told reporters at the scene of an accident.

Violence of Action has the conservative Greek government, which only have one seat to achieve a majority in parliament at the time of its popularity to decline, mainly due to economic decline.

Attack the same morning that the shooting happened at a police station in January, the group recognized by the hard left Greece, guerrilla fighter revolution. However, in the attack the officer survived the attack from it.

In the shooting, police and the father of one son, just do over guard duty, said the witnesses involved in cases against a guerrilla group of the city.

The unknown attacker was quickly disappear in the streets in Patisia, and been in the chase area.

Police said no warning or a recognition of who is responsible for this attack. Police officers who died is the last of several officers who died in Greece of late.

Groups of left and anarchist guerrilla unleash wave of violence has to police. Among politicians and businessmen as a target since police shot dead a teenager in Athens December.

These events trigger action Greek worst violence during the last few decades