An improvised explosive device exploded tonight at the entrance of an office apartment building on Filonos Street, in the center of Piraeus, causing serious material damage to the building and adjacent shops.
The explosion occurred shortly after 1 a.m. near the courthouse. It was so powerful that it completely destroyed a store located on the ground floor of an apartment building. The police called sappers to the scene – a group of specialists from the ammunition disposal department.
According to pyrotechnicians, the device consisted of a slow-burning fuse, a conventional detonator and a large amount of explosive material.
The owner of the destroyed store, speaking to ERT, said the following: “The damage is great, the destruction is enormous. I heard an explosion, but I didn’t think it would be so bad. There are offices and shops nearby that were also damaged.”
According to currently available information, there was a homeless man not far from the explosion site, who, fortunately, was not injured. Overall, there were no reports of injuries to bystanders. The powerful explosion caused extensive material damage to adjacent buildings within a radius of about 300 meters. It is noted that in July 2020, a similar incident occurred there.
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