Blast kills man in apartment in Greek capital; anti-terrorism probe launched

ATHENS: A man was killed and a woman was seriously hurt in an explosion in an apartment in the Greek capital Athens on Thursday and an

anti-terrorism investigation

was underway, the fire brigade and police officials said.
One of the officials said Greece's anti-terrorism police unit was investigating based on indications that the blast was caused by an

explosive device

.
The explosion gutted the apartment and caused serious damage to the entire residential building in the

Ampelokipi district

.
Firefighters evacuated the injured woman for transfer to a hospital and recovered the body of the man, who has not yet been identified.
Small bomb and arson attacks were frequent in Greece before and during the country's 2009-18 debt crisis, most of them targeting politicians, judges and businesses. They have abated in recent years.