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Gas Explosion Kills Four U.S. Tourists Near Acropolis

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC · How we work

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Four American tourists died after a building collapsed from a gas explosion near the Acropolis in Athens.
U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle said she was sad about the deaths.
Greek officials first suspected a gas leak caused the explosion.
A U.S. State Department official later confirmed the gas-leak suspicion to CBS News.

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Four American tourists died after a building collapsed from a gas explosion near the Acropolis in Athens.
U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle said she was sad about the deaths.
Greek officials first suspected a gas leak caused the explosion.
A U.S. State Department official later confirmed the gas-leak suspicion to CBS News.