A SUSPECTED bomb exploded outside the Athens offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company.
Emergency rescuers rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area after local residents said they heard a loud explosion in the avenue.
The blast is understood to have been caused by a device which was placed inside a backpack and was left on a bike without license plates.
According to local media reports, there was a warning of a bomb outside the railway company offices received by a newspaper and a news website just before the explosion.
An anonymous person had called and warned about a bomb being placed at the Hellenic Train offices at 8.53pm local time.
He warned that the bomb would explode in “30 to 40 minutes” and said that “it is not a prank”.
Cops are now investigating the cause of the explosion.
It is understood that no one was hurt in the blast.
However, the extent of damage it caused is still unknown.
This incident occurred against a backdrop of heightened public outcry following a significant railway tragedy in 2023, where numerous individuals lost their lives due to a mishap involving a freight train and a passenger train being routed onto the same track.
Meanwhile, at least 24 people were killed after an alleged suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in Pakistan.
A further 50 people were injured after the blast in the country’s Balochistan province in November.
The bombing targeted a group of around 100 passengers who were waiting to board a train destined for Rawalpindi from Quetta, as confirmed by a senior government official.
Police said about a dozen security forces are also among the dead.
TV footage showed the steel structure of the platform’s roof blown apart and a tea stall destroyed as luggage littered the place.
A separatist group, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), claimed the attack in a statement, saying a suicide bomber targeted troops present at the railway station.
The outlawed BLA has long waged an insurgency seeking independence from Islamabad.
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