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The first attack, on April 24, 1987, wounded 16 Americans (four of which were civilians) and two Greeks (the bus driver and a civilian car driver nearby). A
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The second attack happened on August 10, 1987, and injured 11 Americans (one a female civilian) and the Greek bus driver. The attack happened near
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beach to the south of Athens and was again caused by a remote-controlled car bomb on the road the bus was travelling on.
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exploded, causing the bus to lose control and hit a tree. It was initially reported the bus was hit by a
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The far-left 17 November Group had previously launched attacks against American targets in Greece.
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attack. The chief of Greece's police called it a "well-planned crime". Greek Prime Minister
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bus was transporting American servicemen from a Greek base to the American-operated
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Infobox civilian attack
considered for merging
Athens
Greece
UTC+01:00
Improvised explosive device
Revolutionary Organization 17 November
17 November Group
Athens
Greece
Hellenic Air Force
Hellenikon Air Base
car bomb
rocket
Andreas Papandreou
Voula
1985 Athens bar bombing
"Terrorist attacks on Americans in Greece - UPI Archives"
"18 HURT IN BUS BOMBING NEA U.S. BASE IN ATHENS - The New York Times"
"10 in U.S. Air Force Hurt by Car Bomb Near Bus in Athens - latimes"
"Greece worries that terrorism will further hurt tourism"
"A explosion ripped through a Greek air force bus... - UPI Archives"
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Greek history
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expanding it
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