Explosion injures four people in Greek capital

​Two police officers ‌and two members ​of the public were injured in an explosion at a ‌building in central Athens, Greek police said on Wednesday.

All four were taken away in ambulances, police said in ‌a statement. A police official who declined to be named ‌said the explosion occurred when officers reached the building in the area of Kolonos and picked up a backpack thought to ⁠contain drugs.

Police had ​earlier received ⁠a call from a resident and the manager of the building ⁠notifying them of the suspected drugs at the building's entrance. ​They later found parts of an explosive device. The bomb ⁠went off as police inspected the backpack and was potentially ⁠activated ​remotely, a second police official said.

The manager was also injured in the blast, which police ⁠are not treating as a terrorist act, the first police official added. ⁠The ⁠homicide unit is leading the investigation.