# Four American tourists among six killed in Athens building explosion

https://mins.news/en/item/75959

- Fox News, 2026-09-27 12:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/four-american-tourists-among-6-killed-explosion-levels-building-near-athens-acropolis

> An explosion leveled a two-story residential building in Athens’ Plaka district near the Acropolis, killing six people, including four American tourists. Authorities recovered all six bodies from the rubble. The blast was believed to have resulted from a major gas leak; two women in a neighboring building were injured.

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