A strong bomb explosion targets a Greek prison guard's home and wounds two
The guard, named Konstantinos Varsamis on the association's website, was left unharmed after about 3 kilograms (about 6.6 pounds) of explosives went off at 2:10 a.m. local time, police said.
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