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Greece arrests three over explosion that killed six people in Athens

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Greek authorities have arrested two Greek men and an Albanian national for stealing copper gas pipes from a building in Athens, leading to a deadly explosion that killed six people on September 25 in the Plaka district, including four Americans. The suspects allegedly damaged the building's main natural gas supply infrastructure before removing the copper pipe parts, causing a leak that exploded when someone turned on a light early one morning.

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On October 30, 2026, Greece arrested two Greek men and an Albanian national suspected of causing a deadly gas explosion in Athens' Plaka district on September 25 that killed six people, including four Americans from Florida. Investigators concluded that the suspects had damaged the building's main natural gas supply infrastructure by removing copper pipe parts, leading to a gas leak which ignited when someone turned on a light early in the morning. The victims included pregnant woman Eris Caney and her partner Florin Hoxha, who was due to return home with his sister Florida Hoxha and brother-in-law Ian Kirkpatrick from their honeymoon. On November 2, 2026, the three suspects appeared in court for a preliminary hearing regarding the incident.

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Following an investigation, experts with the fire brigade's crime investigation unit concluded that hours before the blast the suspects damaged the two-storey building's main natural gas supply infrastructure as they removed the copper pipe parts, fire brigade officials said late on Thursday.

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🔮 The suspects are expected to appear before a prosecutor on Friday.

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Greece arrests three over explosion that killed six people in Athens · assertive framing

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Greece arrests three over explosion that killed six people in Athens ATHENS, Oct 30 - asserted

that → arrest → Athens

Greece has arrested two Greek men and an Albanian national suspected of stealing copper gas pipes from a building, causing a leak that led to a deadly explosion in central Athens last month, authorities said. asserted

authorities → arrest → Athens

Six people were killed during the September 25 blast in the tourist district of Plaka, four Americans among them. asserted

people → kill → them

officials → follow → Thursday

The explosion occurred early in the morning when one of the residents turned the light on. asserted

one → occur → light

The suspects are expected to appear before a prosecutor on Friday. asserted

suspects → expect → Friday