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Briton feared dead in house explosion near Acropolis
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An elderly Briton was among six killed after a suspected gas leak blew up an apartment in the tourist heart of Athens.
Six people were found dead on Saturday, September 26, beneath the rubble of a two-story building that collapsed on Friday morning in the historic Plaka district, in central Athens, following a powerful explosion. The victims were four American tourists and a couple consisting of a Briton and a Greek woman.The building…
Rescuers searching through the rubble of a two-story house that collapsed in Athens’ Plaka district recovered six bodies on Saturday.