# Four American tourists among six killed in suspected gas-leak blast in Athens

https://mins.news/en/item/75604

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-26 23:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/26/four-american-tourists-among-6-killed-in-suspected-gas-leak-blast-in-athens?traffic_source=rss

> Rescuers recovered six bodies after a blast caused a small building to collapse in Athens’ historic Plaka district. Four victims were reportedly US citizens, while the other two were an elderly British man and a Greek woman. Two women were injured in a neighbouring building, which along with others was evacuated. The mayor said a major gas leak was suspected, but the substance and its origin remain undetermined.

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