ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Two alleged members of a small Greek terrorist group were formally charged Thursday with offenses linked to at least 14 letter and parcel bombs this week.
Gerasimos Tsakalos, 24, and Panagiotis Argyrou, 22, were arrested Monday. Investigators are searching for other members of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, which is believed to have carried out a number of attacks since 2008, The New York Times reported.
Most of the bombs discovered so far have been sent to embassies in Athens, although one addressed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel was found in a Berlin mailroom and another, sent to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, was discovered in transit. Officials said foreign mail shipments from Greece would resume Friday after a 48-hour halt.
The most recent bomb, sent to the French Embassy, was blown up at a courier service office in Athens. Officials say the bombs discovered so far are not powerful, and only one injury has been reported.
The Parliament building in Athens was closed for 2 hours Thursday after a small package was discovered. The package turned out to be a harmless parcel of books.
Greece has been hit by political unrest in recent weeks as Prime Minister George Papandreou attempts to change Greece's labor and welfare system. Firefighters protesting outside the Parliament building clashed with police Thursday.
