Firebomb explodes outside Greek government building The explosion in front of the administrative reform ministry that seriously damaged the building's ground floor and a car parked nearby. Greek police blame the country's recent surge in firebombs on the anti-government protests that have shaken crisis-hit Greece since it began imposing austerity measures under an international bailout. The attacks typically target government buildings, banks, embassies and foreign companies. Last week a group calling itself the February 12 Movement - the date parliament passed a new round of austerity measures imposed by the EU and IMF - claimed a late-February firebomb attempt in the Athens subway, the first attack on the public transport system. Dimitris Reppas, the administrative reform minister, recently announced a series of measures to slash the number of government workers, a move demanded by the country's creditors.