Woman dies when bomb she's carrying explodes in Greece

A woman has been killed in northern Greece when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands.
The 38-year-old woman was apparently carrying the bomb to place it outside a nearby bank early on Saturday in the city of Thessaoloniki, police said.
Several storefronts and vehicles were damaged by the explosion.
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