The Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C. said it was in contact with U.S. officials in the aftermath of the twin bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three and injured 144, but it appears no Greeks were among the victims.
“For the moment, there is no official information about a Greek injured,“ Ambassador Chris Panagopoulos told the Greek news agency ANA. “We are watching closely the case and are in constant contact with the local authorities and the State Department,” Panagopoulos said underling that “first all, we wanted to express our sorrow about the incident and then to find out whether there were any Greek citizen or citizen of Greek origin among the injured”.
The Greek consul in Boston, Ilias Fotopoulos, said he was in constant communication with the local authorities and Metropolitan Methodios (Tournas) of Boston and there in no information or evidence about a Greek injured. Both Fotopoulos and Panagopoulos stressed that all Greek athletes who participated to the Boston Marathon are fine and were away from the explosions’ spot.
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