Explosion in central Athens injures two police officers and two civilians
Greek police said four people were injured in a blast in Kolonos after officers picked up a backpack suspected of containing drugs.
Athens, Greece. An explosion at a central Athens building injured two police officers and two civilians, Greek police reported on Wednesday. A police statement said ambulances transported all four from the scene.
Officers were responding to report of suspected drugs
An unnamed police official said the building’s manager had called police to report suspected drugs at the entrance. The blast occurred after officers arrived at the building in Kolonos and lifted a backpack believed to hold drugs, the official said.
The manager was among those injured, according to the official, who added that police were not treating the explosion as an act of terrorism.
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