World IN BRIEF : GREECE : British Consulate Alleged Bomb Target

A terrorist bomb that killed seven people on April 19 was meant for the British Consulate but exploded prematurely at a courier’s office 300 yards away, Greek Minister of Public Order Ioannis Vassiliades said. He also announced that six Palestinian students were arrested in connection with the blast in Patras. Vassiliades called them members of “a purely Palestinian organization from beginning to end. It was making bombs that it had plans to use against various targets in Greece.” Six Greeks were killed in the blast. Police said the seventh victim was Ahmed Hashikeh, a 26-year-old Palestinian student at Patras University who carried the 26-pound bomb.