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Explosion in Athens; One Dead, Six Injured

An explosion at a coffee shop in central Athens on Thursday morning left one dead and seven injured. The incident took place at 9:20 am at a Victoria Square coffee shop at Victoria Square, next to the subway station. A...

Explosion at Lesvos Refugee Camp Causes Large Fire; 2 Dead

A 66-year-old woman and her 6-year-old grandchild were killed after a portable cooking gas stove explosion inside a tent set a part of the Moria refugee camp on fire on Lesvos island in Greece late on Thursday. Local media on the...

Greek Publisher's Porsche Exploded Due to Mechanical Failure

A technical team examined the Porsche of Greek Acropolis newspaper publisher, Panagiotis Mavrikos, who burnt to death after it was enveloped in flames. They came to the conclusion that the explosion was the result of mechanical failure. A gas leak...

Curious Case of Panayiotis Mavrikos: Body Identified, Mystery Over Cause of Explosion

Greek police are investigating the explosion of Greek publisher Panayiotis Mavrikos' Porsche while he was driving it on the Attica Highway on Thursday. The Acropolis newspaper publisher's charred body was pulled out of the car, with speculation rocketing regarding...

Smart Car Explosion on Major Highway in Athens

A tragic incident occurred at 7:30 a.m. Monday morning, December 29, in Attiki Odos in Athens, Greece, near the exit of Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos.” A Smart car exploded while in motion, resulting in the death of the 35-year-old...

Explosion in Peloponnese Injures Two Children

A massive explosion took place in the warehouse of a firework factory in Zevgolatio, Peloponnese, southern Greece. The owners and two young children aged 8 and 13 years, were seriously injured and have since been transported to hospitals in Athens. The...

Blast in Athens Suburb After Suspected Gas Leak

The Athens suburb of Nea Erythraia was rocked by an explosion at 03.41am, in a local restaurant. The restaurant was completely destroyed by the explosion. Miraculously, there were no casualties in the apartment just above the restaurant, or in the adjoining apartments. The blast damaged at...

Bomb Attack at Grill House in Kolonaki

An explosion occurred at a grill house in Kolonaki. According to preliminary information, today, Wednesday July 31, at 5.28 in the morning, two motorcyclists riding separate motorcycles threw a bag with dynamites inside the grill house. The three employees...

Two Greek Soldiers Slightly Injured in Afghanistan

Two Greek soldiers who have been in Afghanistan as part of the Greek armed forces got injured when a fuel station exploded just outside the Greek soldiers' main camp in Kabul. This station had, according to tovima.gr, propane tanks and thus,...

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...