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6 killed in blast that reduced Athens building to rubble, gas leak suspected
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- Sep 26, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC
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Capital and largest city of Greece
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens, which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 in 2021, within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 square kilometres.
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Mayor says blast likely linked to gas infrastructure as building reduced to twisted metal, shattered tiles, concrete
ATHENS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Six people have died after a two-storey residential building in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday, following an explosion that the mayor said ‌was likely linked to gas infra...
An explosion brought down a two-storey residential building in Athens' Plaka area, killing six people. Investigators are examining a possible gas link after damage spread across nearby streets.