A woman was blown to pieces Saturday morning after the bomb she was carrying in her hands exploded.
The 38-year-old woman whose identity was not disclosed according to Reuters reports was heading to a bank with the intention of blowing up the ATM in Thessaloniki northern Greece, when the bomb went off at about 5.00am. Several storefronts and vehicles were damaged by the blast.
“It appears that she was carrying an explosive device and planned to plant it a bank’s ATM,” a senior police official told Reuters. “Something went wrong and exploded in her hands.”
The woman died from her injuries at the hospital.
Police said the woman had a criminal record related to drugs and prostitution and had been involved in at least one robbery and theft in the past. The Greek police’s division for organized crime was investigating the incident, while authorities were also investigating whether the woman might have had ties to extreme leftist groups.
