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3 injured after explosion causes building collapse in Athens’ tourist centre

South China Morning Post25 September 2026, 09:13 UTCGreece

An explosion caused a residential building to collapse in the crowded tourist centre of Athens on Friday, injuring three people and damaging houses, shops and cars ‌across a historic neighbourhood. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the two-storey building in Plaka near some of Athens’ most popular sites including the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus, sending rocks and broken glass as far as ⁠three blocks away. Police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou said that the ‌fire...

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