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Greece's Football Federation Building Evacuated After Bomb Threat

© REUTERS / Alkis KonstantinidisDebris is seen on a street where a bomb exploded outside the entrance of the Hellenic Business Federation offices in Athens, Greece, November 24, 2015
Debris is seen on a street where a bomb exploded outside the entrance of the Hellenic Business Federation offices in Athens, Greece, November 24, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Hellenic Football Federation Athens offices were evacuated due to a bomb threat, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Hellenic Football Federation Athens offices have been evacuated following a bomb threat, local media reported on Wednesday.

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A call about a bomb was received at 11:20 a.m. local time (09:20 GMT), with the caller warning of an explosion at 13:00.

On Tuesday, a bomb was set off near a Hellenic Business Federation building in Athens, with no casualties. A time bomb had been hidden in a backpack and placed at the building's entrance. The explosion took place at 3:30 a.m. local time. A bomb call was received by two newspapers 40 minutes prior to the explosion, local media said.

A false bomb call took place last week in Athens, leading to the evacuation of a school.

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