Bomb neutralized outside labor ministry in Athens

A makeshift explosive device placed directly outside the labor ministry in downtown Athens was neutralized by a police bomb squad early Monday morning, after a caller phoned the switchboard of an Athens daily newspaper to issue a warning.

The device, placed inside a knapsack, had not detonated until 4.30 a.m. (2:30 GMT), when it was neutralized by bomb technicians through three controlled explosions.