A bus, which traveled in the Athens-Saranda line, was attacked with a Molotov cocktail. This happened near 01:00 a.m. close to the 44th kilometer of the national road Antirio-Janine.

The bus with number-plate SR 58 92 B belonged to “Saranda Express” Agency and it was returning empty from the Greek capital.

After transporting Albanian emigrants to Athens, its destination was Saranda. Two young persons have attacked the bus with a Molotov cocktail, by causing considerable damages. Fortunately, the driver did not get hurt.

“Fortunately, we did not have passengers on board and the bus did not burn. We called the police, which immediately came for help. Then, we sent the bus to the police commissariat. After making all the necessary procedures, I took the bus,” said director of “Saranda Express Agency Kristo Loli.

Contacted through the phone, Albanian ambassador to Greece Dashnor Dervishi, who was informed about what happened, excludes the possibility of racist motifs.

According to Dervishi, the protagonists of this attack might be fans of AEK Athens, who were depressed because one day ago their squad had lost against Korfuz. The driver of the bus denies this fact and he said that the reason for this attack might have been the Albanian number-plate of the bus.

“Police verified this. The driver did not see any sings of football fans. He did not see anything of this kind,” said Loli.

The Greek Police have started investigation to uncover the true motifs of this story and to identify the responsible people for this attack.