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Greek Authorities Arrest Suspects in Athens Gas Explosion

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Greek authorities arrested two Greeks and an Albanian for the September 25 Athens gas explosion.
Investigators say the suspects damaged an active gas line while stealing copper, creating the leak.
The blast collapsed a building, killing six people, among them four Americans, one Briton and one Greek.
The gas ignited around 7:30 am when a resident switched on a light.

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Greek authorities arrested two Greeks and an Albanian for the September 25 Athens gas explosion.
Investigators say the suspects damaged an active gas line while stealing copper, creating the leak.
The blast collapsed a building, killing six people, among them four Americans, one Briton and one Greek.
The gas ignited around 7:30 am when a resident switched on a light.