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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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Greece has arrested three men over an explosion in Athens on September 25 that killed six people, including four Americans. The suspects are two Greek nationals and an Albanian who allegedly stole copper gas pipes from the building, causing a natural gas leak. Fire brigade officials concluded that hours before the blast, the suspects damaged the main gas supply infrastructure while removing the copper pipe parts. The explosion occurred when one of the residents turned on a light early in the morning. Among the victims were Florida Hoxha and her husband Ian Kirkpatrick, both 34 and 37 respectively; her brother Florin Hoxha, 36, and his partner Eris Caney, 39 (who was five months pregnant); and an elderly British-Greek couple. The suspects are expected to appear before a prosecutor on Friday.

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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
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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
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. asserted
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
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