Gunmen Fire Shots Outside Greek TV Station- Police

An eyewitness had seen two gunmen on Tuesday in helmets and hoods `firing at least a dozen shots in the air`.

There have been a number of gun attacks on police by left-wing guerrillas in Greece in recent weeks, in a climate of tension and street protests sparked by the police shooting of a 15-year-old boy in December.

On Feb. 4 a policeman shot and seriously wounded a security guard outside the U.S. ambassador's residence in Athens.

A police official who asked not to be identified said an eyewitness had seen two gunmen on Tuesday in helmets and hoods "firing at least a dozen shots in the air", and also shooting at cars owned by the Alter television channel that were parked at the rear of the station.

The official said the gunmen, accompanied by two other people on another motorcycle, had left a suspicious object outside the TV station building and driven away.