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British man and Greek wife 'killed' after horror explosion in Athens
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- Sep 26, 2026, 12:42 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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A British man is believed to have died following Friday’s explosion
Rescue workers scoured for hours the rubble following the horrifying blast.
Emergency crews recovered six bodies following an explosion near the Acropolis, Greek broadcaster EPT said.