Plaka

Blast near Acropolis hurts at least two.

A powerful blast shook the Greek capital's tourist district of Plaka near the Acropolis Friday, causing a building to collapse and injuring at least two people who were rescued from an adjacent building, authorities said.

The cause of the explosion wasn't clear, but local media said a gas leak was suspected.

Rescue crews with a sniffer dog searched the rubble for potential missing people, the fire department said.

Residents said two people living in one of the building's apartments, and there were media reports that three tourists might have been staying in a short-term rental apartment in the building.

The fire department said the explosion occurred in an old two-story building in the Plaka district, the historic part of Athens that lies at the foot of the Akrakabilis Hill, Greece's most visited monument.

The building collapsed and neighboring buildings were damaged.

Firefighters rescued two women from an adjacent building and they were taken to the hospital, police said.

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The couples, two of them, were staying at the historic Plaka district near Acropolis.

Athens' mayor says investigators believe a major gas leak caused the explosion, but the investigation is continuing.

And the blast also injured two people in a neighboring building.

Americans.

The explosion happened Friday morning in the Plaka District, a popular tourist area near the ancient Acropolis.

The blast sending debris across the surrounding block.

Six people who were initially reported missing were later found dead in the rubble.

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In Greek news, Athens is mourning six people killed after a gas explosion leveled a building in the historic Plaka district.

The victims included four Americans, two couples staying just steps from the Acropolis, one of them on their honeymoon.

Four Americans were among the six killed in an explosion in Athens, Greece.

The explosion collapsed a two-story building in Plaka on Friday.

The area is a popular tourist destination.

The US State Department confirmed the incident was a result of a gas explosion.

And moving abroad now, four American tourists visiting Greece were among six people confirmed dead after a blast brought down the small Athens residential building they had been staying in.

The explosion occurred on Friday in the Plaka district and authorities say it was likely caused by a gas leak.

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