May 2019 Athens bombings

The May 2019 Athens bombings was a series of terrorist bomb attacks occurring at approximately midnight of 5 May, 2019, targeting structures in and around the city of Pripyat, in the Athens Metropolitan Area. The bombings killed 278 people and injured over 1,000 others.

During the investigation, it was uncovered that militant members of Athens First, a far-right political party, were responsible for the attacks, and the mayor of Miltonton, Milton County, was among the attackers. The attacks were carried out due to AF's opposition to socialism, which Pripyat is known for.

Attacks
A total of 7 locations were targeted in the bombings.

Pripyat TV tower
Three bombs exploded inside of the Pripyat TV tower, seriously damaging the structure. The explosions heavily damaged the outside facade of the building, punching large holes into the stone walls. The explosions also destroyed the water elevator, causing water to pour out and run along the tall structure. The detonations also damaged the restaurant and observation deck floors.

Along with the exploded bombs, a quantity of TNT was found on the first floor of the building. It is believed that the bombers intended to bring down the entire structure. Due to the fact that it was nighttime at the time of the bombings, no people were killed, but one man outside of the building was injured by falling debris.

Apartment buildings
Bombs exploded in four apartment buildings, located in the "Olympic District" of Pripyat. Two of the bombs were significantly more powerful than the other two. Two apartment buildings located closer to the shore were struck by the powerful bombs.

The stronger bombs caused entire sections of the buildings to collapse. The TNT bombs were planted in the central core of each apartment building section, and the explosions brought down the cores and the connected apartments with them, collapsing them to the floor.

The weaker bombs failed to bring down the buildings they were planted in, but still resulted in serious damage to the floor they were planted on, destroying several apartments.

In total, 278 people were killed in the apartment buildings. The extremely high death toll was attributed to the fact that many people were asleep at the time when the explosions struck, giving them no time to escape. Over a thousand people were injured.

Purple Line tracks
Three bombs exploded in a short succession along the track of the Purple Line, located in the town of Nowhere. The track suffered damage, and no one was injured.

Tuba's Tree
Another bomb exploded near the Tuba's Tree in Nowhere, damaging the base of the tree and nearby pavement and roads.