12月15日的雅典公车劫持事件的主犯被查明是两名阿尔巴尼亚人，这激起了希腊民众反对外国移民的浪潮，令希腊政府头痛不已。外电报道如下：The Greek government has appealed for calm, fearing a public backlash against immigrants living in Greece following Wednesday's bus hijacking by two Albanian gunmen.

The 18-hour standoff near Athens ended peacefully early Thursday after police successfully negotiated the gradual release of 23 hostages.

Backlash有“反斜线（\），后座，后冲，反撞力”等多种含义，此处表示“（政治或社会上的）对抗性反应，强烈反响”，例如：White backlash increases as the pressure for change in South Africa mounts（随着南非要求变化的压力的增加，白人的对抗情绪也增加了。）