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The Greek government says it will not drop its crackdown against homeowners who can’t repay their debts, despite last night’s explosion in Athens.

Addressing parliament today the national economy ministry Dimitiris Papadimitriou said the leftist-led government was determined to tackle strategic defaulters who had deliberately elected not to pay “large loans to build villas” but he insisted that no primary home was at risk of being seized.

Papadimitriou says:

“The government has pledged to protect primary homes and will continue to do so. “No heavily indebted household is at risk. Those who are in danger are the debtors who took out large loans to build villas.”

A new law would be passed tackling defaulters in the next three months, he told the House.

