Blast outside home of jailed Greek ex-official

An explosion outside the home of a Greek ex-government official jailed for corruption caused material damage but no injuries, the state agency ANA said.
The blast at the home of former defence ministry general secretary Yiannis Sbokos, in the affluent suburb of Kifissia, damaged the front door and broke some roof tiles, ANA said yesterday.
Early reports suggest dynamite was thrown at the ex-officials house.
Sbokos in October was sentenced to 16 years in prison as an accessory to laundering money from arms purchases bribes.
He was a close associate of 73-year-old former defence minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who received a 20-year sentence in the same case, relating to purchases of armoured vehicles, submarines and anti-aircraft missiles between 1996 and 2001.

Greek justice has been cracking down on corruption in public service after the country nearly went bankrupt in 2010, and tough austerity was imposed in return for EU-IMF loans.