Four American Tourists Killed in Athens Building Blast Near the Acropolis
Greek firefighters pulled six bodies from a collapsed house in Athens’ Plaka district on Saturday, including four American tourists who were supposed to fly home just hours later. The post Four American Tourists Killed in Athens Building Blast Near the Acropolis appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- Six bodies were recovered from a collapsed house in Athens' Plaka district.
- Four of the victims were American tourists, including two couples.
- The tourists were on the first floor of the two-story building and were scheduled to fly home shortly after the explosion.
- A married Greek woman and a British man who lived upstairs also died in the incident.
- The explosion occurred near the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
- Neighbors reported smelling gas before the explosion.
- The Athens Mayor suggested the explosion was likely tied to gas.