From one of our European Correspondents, a leading Security analyst;

EUROPEAN TERRORIST REPORT - Far Left Extremist Groups

In Italy investigators are in a race against time to unmask the New Red Brigades before they can kill again. If investigators fail to find and stop them, then the New Red Brigades will strike again and probably within a shorter period of time than the three years that elapsed between the murder of D'Antona (Adviser to Employment Minister Bassolino - killed in May 99) and that of Marco Biagi (Adviser to government on labour law working to change Article 18 - killed in March 2002). All the analyses seem to agree with this point, and some investigators go even as far as saying that the terrorists could strike again as early as this autumn. According to Interior Minister Scajola, the clash over Article 18 - regarding employment legislation - and the trade union rift are already foreshadowing new "tensions" and "radical behaviours." He made this announcement in parliament and it is likely that he also discussed the matter with [President of Italy Carlo Azeglio] Ciampi during one of his periodic talks at The Quirinale [The Italian President's office] as part of his agenda. Until now, the inquiries into the new BR [Red Brigades] have produced negligible results, yet we can safely presume that the terrorists are preparing new attacks...

In Spain a Renault Clio has exploded on 22 June in Santander [city on north coast. The explosion happened outside a multi-use building and did not cause injuries as the police had time to find the vehicle and cordon off the area. The same sources said that two calls were received at the Gara [radical Basque nationalist] newspaper and the DYA [roadside call-out association] warning that a car bomb was going to explode in Santander at 1450 [1250 GMT], although in the end the explosion happened five minutes earlier than the time given.

In Greece the authorities announced the identity of the culprit [the man suspected of being behind the bomb blast in Piraeus] and are currently proceeding with detailed investigations in an effort to find out possible associates. The man was identified as Savas Xiros from Thessaloniki and the authorities are carefully examining all evidence at their disposal. Some keys, a credit card and a phone card found near the area of the incident are being evaluated as very importance evidence for the investigation.
Savas Xiros is the name of the man responsible of the bomb explosion at the ticket offices of the Hellas Flying dolphins company*** in the port city of Piraeus. He is 40 years old, was born in Thessalonica, is living together with a girlfriend in Pallini of Attiki and has never had any dealings with the police. This information was issued by the local police force, which released a short press report on the culprit's identity. The counter-terrorism squad has been searching the houses of friends and relatives of Savas Xiros aiming to collect additional evidence on his activities. So far investigations focus on six special points:

1. The syndesmology of the two makeshift bombs has many common points with bombs placed by the Revolutionary Nuclei organization in the past. 
2. The keys found near the point of explosion: According to information one of them belongs to a BMW car. Such a car was found a few hours after the explosion near the port of Piraeus with stolen license plates. According to other information, the license plates belong to a Ford car. Moreover, keys of houses were also found and these houses are currently under detailed investigation in the hope that they will lead to a hideout of terrorists. 
3. The 38-millimetre revolver: According to police sources it has not been used in any terrorist attack in the past. According to another information, leaked this morning, the revolver belongs to a policeman. It might have been stolen. 
4. The grenades: This kind of grenades has never been used by the Popular Resistance [Laiki Andistasi] organization or other smaller terrorist groups. 
5. The mysterious couple: According to information, the couple that visited the 40-year-old man at Tzanion hospital asking to be informed about his health condition has been found and has already been asked to appear at the police headquarters 
6. A credit card and a phone card: The cards help the investigations very much. They give evidence on recent phone-calls and purchases made by the man. 
So far there has been no important development regarding the man's health condition. The injured man has suffered injury at the face and the abdomen and has lost his right arm. The doctors believe that vision in both his eyes is seriously in danger.

***(FLYING DOLPHINS/SANTA CRUZ is owned by SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED BIN SAQR AL NAYHAN, one of the business partners of Victor BOUT, one of the biggest arms traffickers with interests in every conflict all over the world and a international arrest warrant has been issued against Victor Bout for his alleged dealings with the Taliban. A complete biography on Victor Bout is available on request from RBMedia)