IOC monitoring Athens after bombings

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in close contact with Greek authorities after bombs exploded outside an Athens police…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in close contact with Greek authorities after bombs exploded outside an Athens police station today, just 100 days before the start of the Olympics in the Greek capital.

Three timed bombs, preceded by an anonymous telephone warning, damaged the station in the central Athens district of Kalithea and slightly injured one policeman.

"We're fully in the loop with the Greek authorities who are keeping us informed...obviously it's an incident which is not connected with an Olympic venue," an IOC spokeswoman said.

"We understand it's a relatively small incident," she added.

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Kalithea is near hotels to be used by Olympic officials during the Olympic Games in August. Fears have been running high that the games could be a target of political violence and security forces have been put on high alert.