Three pre-dawn firebomb attacks in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki between 4 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, apparently targeted the residences of members of Greece's governing conservative New Democracy party. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Police said the attacks used crude explosive devices made with camping gas canisters. All injuries were sustained from the last of the three attacks, where cars and motorcycles were set ablaze.
One of the cars reportedly was owned by a parliamentary candidate for the New Democracy party. The candidate suffered burns and her mother was hospitalized in intensive care with burns. Three other residents in the apartment building were hospitalized with smoke inhalation.
Attacks by shadowy Greek militant groups against symbols of power or the property of politicians, police or other authority figures are relatively frequent, but usually cause material damage with no injuries. In July 2025, a bomb exploded outside the Thessaloniki home of the president of Greece's association of prison guards, injuring two people. In June 2024, a police officer's home was attacked.