An explosion caused a residential building to collapse in the crowded touristic centre of Athens on Friday, injuring three people and damaging houses, shops and cars across a historic neighbourhood. A gas leak is suspected to be behind a blast that collapsed a building near the Acropolis in Athens, injuring two people and hurling rubble across the street. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• An explosion caused a residential building to collapse in the crowded touristic centre of Athens on Friday, injuring three people and damaging houses, shops and cars across a historic neighbourhood.S1

• A gas leak is suspected to be behind a blast that collapsed a building near the Acropolis in Athens, injuring two people and hurling rubble across the street.S2