Briton and wife killed in Athens building collapse – reports

A general view of the area where a powerful blast caused a building to collapse in Athens’ Plaka district (Yorgos Karahalis/AP) - (AP)

A British man and his Greek wife are believed to be among those killed in a building collapse near the Acropolis in Athens, according to local reports.

Emergency crews recovered six bodies following an explosion in the Plaka tourist district on Friday morning, Greek broadcaster ERT said.