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Explosion in Thessaloniki Kills Kurdish National

An explosion in the basement of an apartment building in Thessaloniki killed one person late Tuesday night, police said.
Anti-terrorist police, firefighters and police officers cordoned off the area in a residential neighbourhood near the centre of the city. Explosives experts were searching the site to determine what caused the blast shortly before midnight Tuesday.
The explosion in the basement apartment shattered windows in surrounding buildings.
According to police sources the man, a Kurdish national, died following the accidental explosion of a hand grenade.
According to police sources the man, a Kurdish national, died following the accidental explosion of a hand grenade.
A statement posted on a police website Wednesday said investigators have discovered an arms cache hidden inside a kitchen crypt that included an anti-tank missile, an AK-47 assault rifle, two submachine guns, two anti-personnel mines, 13 grenades and 600 rounds of various calibres.
The case is being handled by the Greek anti-terrorist police department.

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