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In a summary of the goals of the group, the Sect of
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neighborhood of Athens before the unknown attackers fled by motorcycle. There were at around 24 shots fired by at least two guns, according to police. After the attack, the group released a statement in which they warned, "Journalists, this time we came to your door, but next time you will find us in
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and claiming responsibility for shots fired at the station as well as a hand-grenade thrown which failed to explode on 2 February, days before the communique was found. Notably the communique was left on a
Compact Disk atop the grave of Alexis Grigoropoulos, teenager killed by the police that
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by police after the
Giolias assassination reportedly showed that the same firearm was used in the Giolias assassination, the killing of anti-terrorist police officer Nektarios Savvas as well as the attacks on the Korydallos police station and the Alter TV headquarters.
150:. The 2008 police killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos, a fifteen year old, unarmed Greek youth, sparked its creation. The group is a leftist, individualist organization that opposes state control. The Sect of Revolutionaries gained prominence after the rise of both the
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compulsions, and conventions." The Sect believes this new life is only possible with the destruction of the state.
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in 2010. There has not been a reported attack by the Sect of
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158:. The Sect of Revolutionaries is known for targeting police officers especially.
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Revolutionary Union for Internationalist Solidarity
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532:"Journalist Sokratis Giolias gunned down in Greece"
424:Tzafalias, Menelaos; Bland, Archie (19 July 2010).
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465:"Greek journalist gunned down, police cite terror"
303:. National Counterterrorism Center. Archived from
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695:"2013 Investment Climate Statement - Greece"
599:"The New Guerrilla Group Threatening Greece"
502:"Gunmen kill Greek anti-terrorist policeman"
808:Organization for Revolutionary Self-Defense
366:Department of Politics Sheffield University
229:, and a semi-automatic weapon resembling a
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328:"The Murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos"
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357:Karampampas, Sotirios (December 2017).
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156:Revolutionary Organization 17 November
643:from the original on 22 December 2021
572:Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Reuters)
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375:from the original on 26 October 2020
217:Violence against police, Greece 2008
937:Left-wing militant groups in Greece
338:from the original on 6 October 2021
146:militant group which was active in
122:militant group which was active in
597:Kakissis, Joanna (8 August 2010).
395:"New Greek group threatens police"
142:The Sect of Revolutionaries is an
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922:Anarchist organizations in Greece
707:from the original on 1 April 2023
700:United States Department of State
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668:United States Department of State
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512:from the original on 29 June 2020
500:Kyriakidou, Dina (17 June 2009).
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401:. 5 February 2009. Archived from
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132:assassination of Sokratis Giolias
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907:2011 disestablishments in Greece
574:. 28 July 2010. Archived from
477:. 19 July 2010. Archived from
326:Leontopoulos, Nikolas (2016).
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824:Thessaloniki bombings of 1903
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301:"Greek Domestic Terrorism"
773:Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei
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768:Boatmen of Thessaloníki
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112:Σέχτα των Επαναστατών
50:War against the state
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917:Terrorism in Greece
855:Plotino Rhodakanaty
850:Konstantinos Speras
754:Anarchism in Greece
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