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US Department Of State Post Report
Moscow is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, and 8 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Information about the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Russia can also be found on the Internet at: http://usembassy.state.gov/moscow/. HousingLast Updated: 4/30/2001 6:00 PM The Embassy's interagency housing pool, with the exception of the Ambassador's residence, consists of apartments and townhouses. All quarters are completely furnished, including major kitchen appliances. Temporary QuartersLast Updated: 4/30/2001 6:00 PM No designated transient housing is currently available. Every ef ... [Read More]
Political Violence Against Americans: 1999
At 6:40 p.m., an unidentified male called two local newspapers to warn of an explosive device placed at the building housing the Fullbright Foundation in Thessaloniki. The caller claimed to represent a previously unknown group called Rigas Ferraios. When police EOD personnel arrived, they found the explosive device, which was placed in a cylindrical cardboard box used for the sale of bottled whisky, outside the third floor Fullbright office. As the police went back downstairs to get their disposal equipment, the building janitor saw the device and decided that he wanted the cardboard cylinder. He opened it, dumped its contents into the black garbage bag he was carrying, and headed down the stairs. The police were surprised to see the janitor emerge from the building carrying the bomb. He told the police not to worry since the cardboard container was empty. When asked, he told the police that the contents were in the garbage bag he was carrying. Police carefully ... [Read More]
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