Bomb that exploded prematurely in Athens would have caused extensive damage, Greek minister says

An improvised bomb that exploded prematurely in a central Athens apartment last week, killing a man and severely wounding a woman in the apartment, would have caused extensive damage to any intended target, Greece’s Minister of Citizen Protection said Monday. Last Thursday’s explosion demolished much of a third-floor apartment in the Athens neighborhood of Ambelokipi and damaged neighboring apartments. Michalis Chrisochoidis, whose ministry is responsible for the police, said municipal authorities had declared the entire residential building uninhabitable due to damage from the blast.