The car of the publisher of newspaper Paraskinio,  Nikos Karamanlis exploded shortly after nine in the evening outside a tavern called “Finikies” in the area of Agia Varvara, in west Attica. The publisher had reportedly arrived at the tavern – which he was a frequent – about eight and a half in the evening, along with two of his friends.

Suddenly there was a deafening explosion. The publisher’s car was completely destroyed, and the windows of the tavern were shattered.