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Explosion injures four in Greek capital

  • On Wednesday, an explosion in central Athens injured two police officers and two members of the public in the Kolonos area, with all four taken away in ambulances.
  • Police arrived after the building manager reported suspected drugs at the entrance; officers picked up a backpack believed to contain narcotics, triggering the blast.
  • All four individuals, including the building manager, were transported by ambulance for medical treatment, authorities confirmed in a statement.
  • Investigators are not treating the incident as a terrorist act, a police official stated, narrowing the inquiry to criminal or operational safety concerns.
  • Greek police continue to process the scene in Kolonos to determine the backpack's contents, with authorities investigating whether the blast resulted from a device or volatile substance.
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The police believed the bag contained drugs.

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Four people, including two police officers, were injured in an explosion of an improvised explosive device at the entrance of an apartment building in Athens, the Greek newspaper Ekatimerini reported, reports News.bg. According to initial information, the incident occurred after a signal was sent to the police by the building manager on Platonos Street in the Kolonos district. He reported that a bag, possibly containing drugs, had been left next…

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Blast occurred as officers examined suspicious bag containing apparent drugs, improvised explosive device

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In the Greek capital, there was an explosion near an apartment building - there are injured In Athens, a device <p>in a backpack exploded near an apartment building, injuring two policemen and two civilians. One law enforcement officer in severe condition.</p>

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In Athens, four people, including two police officers, were injured when an explosive device detonated in a residential building, ERT reported. The man called the police and said he wanted to hand over his drugs. When law enforcement officers arrived at his home and opened the door, the suspect detonated an explosive device, RIA Novosti reports. As a result of the incident, two police officers and two citizens were injured. Currently, law enforc…

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star.gr broke the news in Kifisia, Greece on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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