FOUR INJURED IN EXPLOSION IN ATHENS

ATHENS, OCTOBER 21 /SRNA-Reuters/ - Two police officers and two civilians were injured in an explosion in a building in central Athens, Greek police said.

All those injured were taken to hospital, according to a police statement.

A police official said the explosion occurred while police were inspecting a suspicious backpack in a building in the Kolonos neighborhood.

He said the building manager had earlier alerted police to a backpack at the building’s entrance that he suspected contained drugs.

The official added that the building manager was also injured and that police did not believe the incident was an act of terrorism.