Police investigators inspect the remains after an explosion in central Athens, early Monday, Dec. 12, 2005.(AP photo)

    BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- An explosion rocked a central Athens post office close to Greece's Finance Ministry on Monday, causing some damage but no casualties, the Reuters reported citing a police official.

    The ministry is located above a post office in the city's main Syntagma Square, about 100 metres from the parliament building. Both were closed at the time of the blast and a police official said: "There are no injuries to people passing by."

    It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.

    The explosions scattered debris over a wide area, damaging the facade of the post office and blowing out windows along nearby streets.

    Police said there were two warning calls to a Greek newspaper about half an hour before the explosion, saying a bomb had been placed near the Economy Ministry.

    The police source said a bomb appears to have been planted on the back of a motorcycle that was left between the Finance Ministry and the post office. Enditem

(Agencies)