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2 dead, 4 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens

South China Morning Post26 September 2026, 10:15 UTCGreece

Two people ⁠have died and another four ⁠are missing after a residential building collapsed following an explosion in a tourist area of central Athens, a Greek fire brigade official said on Saturday. The blast on Friday destroyed a two-storey ‌building in Plaka, near some of Athens’ most visited sites including the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus, injuring three people, damaging nearby houses, shops and cars, and sending rubble and broken glass as far as three blocks away. Emergency crews in...

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