Kolonos: Shaken by a powerful explosion in the middle of the night – extensive damage from the shock wave

Powerful explosion A shop with tobacco products, on Heroes Street, shocked and provoked Colonos Major damages In shops, houses and cars (photo, top).

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According to PoliceIn this blast which took place on Monday at 02.45 hours, the tobacco shop and the parked cars were damaged and the windows of the surrounding houses were broken.

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No injuries have been reported so far, and initial reports point to a deliberate act, apparently an accident rather than a bomb attack.

Residents were thrown from their beds, some went out into the street to see what had happened, while witnesses said they heard the explosion as far as Syntagma.

A resident of the area said that the windows of my house, which is a hundred meters away from the blast site, were broken.

A heavy police force rushed to the spot and cordoned off the surrounding streets.

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Experts from the bomb disposal department were also sent for evidence to determine the cause of the explosion, the type of device – if it was a bomb – and any clues to identify the culprits.