Four people, including two police officers, were injured after a strong explosion at the entrance of a building in Akadimia Platonos in Kolonos suburb of western Athens on Wednesday afternoon.
The explosion occurred short before 4 o’ clock.
According to initial information, police received a call to check the building about narcotics.
Two police officers on patrol in the area, were deployed and they found a plastic bag at the entrance of the multi-story apartment building.
the content of the bag exploded when the police officers opened the bag.
Injured are the two officers, a man and a woman, as well as two civilians.
According to Mega TV, one of the civilians is the person who had called the police.
The injured civilians have been taken to a hospital in Athens, while theinjured police officers to a military hospital. The male officer is more seriously injured in the head and there are fears about one of his eyes.
A police force is at the site, as well as the Fire Brigade
An explosion occurred on Wednesday afternoon (October 21) at the entrance of an apartment building in Akadimia Platonos, resulting in injuries to two police officers and two civilians.
According to one scenario being investigated by the authorities, unidentified individuals contacted the police by phone, claiming they wished to hand over a bag containing drugs.
The bag was allegedly booby-trapped with explosives, which detonated and caused the injuries.
Media initially reported that police received a call from an individual who stated, “Come here; I have a backpack to hand over that contains a jar—likely filled with drugs.” A police sub-inspector took possession of the bag, and as he was leaving, an explosion occurred at the entrance of the apartment building, injuring two civilians and two police officers.
The person who called the police and was also injured he claimed that he himself had opened the bag and seen the narcotics inside. Tthis person was allegedly the building manager and one of those persons who called the police.
According to reports, the bag also contained narcotics; the explosion occurred when a police officer began to inspect it.
Two hours later, authorities reportedly appear to consider the incident as a “death trap.”
Police has cordoned the explosion area, officers from the Counter-Terrorism Department have also rushed to the site, and investigation is ongoing.