Greece car bomb kills UK woman

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- A British woman died when her car was blown up by a bomb, local reports have said.

The bomb had been concealed in a children's game and placed near the vehicle's hand-brake, Greek police told local media.

Police believe the explosion could have been set off by a remote device in the back seat of the BMW luxury car, the reports said.

The woman's rotweiler dog survived the blast, which happened in the resort suburb of Voula at 11.50 p.m. (2250 GMT) on Wednesday evening.

"This was not terrorism. It is clear it is a case of common crime," a police official told Reuters.

The British Foreign Office in London said its embassy in Greece was looking into reports of an explosion.

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