2 American tourists dead after building explosion in Greece

An American couple in Greece died after a building collapsed, following an explosion on Friday, officials said.Four other people were missing, including an elderly British man and a Greek woman who shared an apartment, after the explosion in Athens' historic Plaka district, below the Acropolis monument.The American man and woman had been staying in an apartment rented to tourists located on the floor above street level, Greek rescue officials told journalists. Their identities were not immediately made public. Rescuers search for survivors after a blast in the Plaka district of Athens, Greece, on September 26, 2026. Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images A rescue operation was ongoing, with according the Agence France-Presse news agency, who saw mechanical diggers moving debris and thermal-imaging cameras being deployed.The explosion that brought down the small, two-storey building was likely caused by a gas leak, the mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, said."We are talking about an incredible disaster," he said, adding that damage had occurred along the street the building was in, as well as behind it. The explosion happened near the Acropolis, one of Greece's best-known landmarks. Cos...