Bomb explodes in downtown Athens. Police give first details

A bomb placed near Hellenic Train offices, Greece's main railway company, has exploded.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Local media said a newspaper and a news site had received an anonymous call just before the explosion, with the caller warning that a bomb was placed outside the railway company's offices and would explode within about 40 minutes.

Police surrounded the country along a main road in the Greek capital, keeping residents and tourists away from the area, writes euronews.transmeton Periscope.

Officers at the scene said a bag containing an explosive device was located near the Hellenic Train building in Avenue Syngrou.

Otherwise, the explosion comes in the midst of the public's widespread anger over the 2023 Tempi rail disaster, Greece's worst in which 57 people were killed and dozens of others were injured when a freight train and a passenger train heading in opposite directions were accidentally introduced to the same track.

Criticals for dealing with that government crash have increased over the past few weeks in the continuation of the second anniversary of the disaster, which killed mostly young people who had returned to university classes after a public holiday.