Powerful Athens Explosion That Killed Three Albanians: Bodies of All Six Victims Recovered from the Rubble

Six people have died as a result of the powerful explosion that struck the Plaka district in central Athens a day earlier. Emergency teams have completed the search-and-rescue operation and recovered all the bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building.

Among the victims are three Albanian nationals — Florin Hoxha, his sister Florida Hoxha and his wife Eris Cani, as TCH reports.

A total of six victims have been confirmed. Also among the victims is Florida Hoxha’s husband, Ian Alexander Kirpatrick, an American citizen, as well as Edmond Hings and Athina Papapresku, the owners of the building.