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Greek ex-PM Lucas Papademos injured in Athens car blast
Source: BBC
Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been injured by an explosion inside his car in Athens, reports say.
Mr Papademos and his driver suffered leg injuries in the blast but their lives are not believed to be in danger, the reports add.
One report said the blast was a letter bomb but this has not been confirmed.
Mr Papademos was appointed prime minister in November 2011 amid political and economic turmoil.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40052213
He was a former central banker who led a caretaker government for under a year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Papademos
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