Bank Outside Athens Damaged by Firebomb

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A private bank was damaged Thursday in a firebomb attack, authorities said, despite heightened police measures to crack down on arson gangs before the Summer Olympics.

The branch of the private Alpha Bank was damaged when two small cooking gas canisters exploded outside the building in the coastal Voula suburb.

No one was injured and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Anarchist groups frequently target banks in arson attacks, rattling police who are on high alert before the Aug. 13-29 Olympics.