An explosion occurred in a building in Kolonos, in central Athens, at noon on Wednesday (October 21). One police officer sustained a head injury, and three civilians suffered minor injuries.
According to information available so far, the explosion occurred at the entrance to an apartment building. An unknown person had called the Emergency Response Unit to report a suspected drug-related incident. However, when the police officers arrived at the entrance of the apartment building—where, according to the report, a suitcase containing drugs was located, which the anonymous caller was supposed to hand over— the suitcase exploded, seriously injuring the police officer and slightly injuring one of the three bystanders.
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Eighteen firefighters with six vehicles are responding to the scene, and police forces are also on site.
Source: Protothema.gr
