Explosives Cache Found Near 2004 Olympics Site
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Anti-terrorist police found a small quantity of explosives buried near a 19th century marble stadium that is scheduled to be used in the 2004 Olympic Games.
The horseshoe-shaped stadium--a major tourist attraction--was the site of the first modern Olympics, in 1896.
The discovery came as part of an effort to topple the once-elusive November 17 terrorist group, which has suffered its first blows after outwitting authorities for 27 years.
It was not immediately clear whether the cache belonged to November 17 or other, smaller urban guerrilla cells, police said.
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