The Nihilist Faction was a nihilist anarchist organization in Greece, which claimed responsibility for a 28 May 1996 bombing of IBM offices in Athens. The attack caused extensive structural damage but no injuries. The group was responsible for other attacks, primarily arson and fire bombing. The group was founded c. 1996.
The Revolutionary Struggle is a far-left Greek paramilitary group known for its attacks on Greek government buildings. It is widely described as a terrorist organization by both the Greek government and the media.
Revolutionary Nuclei
Revolutionary Nuclei was, anti-U.S., anti-NATO, and anti-European Union terrorist organization that conducted 13 bomb attacks in Athens between 1996 and 2000. The first attack for which RN took credit was a bomb attack on Greek Coast Guard installations in Piraeus on 11 May 1997, but it later acknowledged that two earlier attacks were carried out by RN members. Per its four proclamations, RN fought against the "imperialist domination, exploitation, and oppression" of Greece. On 27 April 1999 an RN bomb targeting a conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Athens killed one person. In December 1999 RN set off explosives near Texaco's offices in Athens. RN members bombed the Citigroup offices in Athens and a Greek-American sculptor's studio in November 2000. RN then disappeared without explanation.
The Revolutionary Self-Defense group claims to fight to "construct a mass internationalist revolutionary movement, by strengthening militant resistance on the entire spectrum of class antagonism". On November 10, 2016 A policeman, who had been on guard outside the embassy, was wounded when unknown assailants threw a hand grenade on the French embassy building, days later the group claimed responsibility for the attack. Militants shot against members of the riot police when they are parked in the downtown in Athens, Greece. The incidents left no one injured. The group is suspected to attack the Russian embassy in Athens.
Black Star
Black Star is a Greek anarchist terrorist group involved in violent direct action. During the period between May 1999 and October 2002, Black Star was one of the most active anarchist groups in Greece. They describe themselves as anti-imperialist, anti-establishment, and anti-capitalist. The group has declared itself to be dedicated to "resistance against the mass organizations of US imperialism and to their local collaborators." They believe that "the only terrorists are the US imperialist forces, their European allies, and their local capitalist associates." Black Star often demands the release of political prisoners when calling to claim responsibility for attacks. The group's favorite targets are the cars of embassies and diplomats, but they have also attacked the offices and cars of international organizations and businesses.
Outlawed groups
As Greece is a member of the European Union, the following terrorist entities that are outlawed in Greek territory via the EU Terrorist list:
