A woman has died in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands.

A woman has died in Greece after a bomb exploded in her hands, police say. They say she was standing outside a bank in the northern city of Thessaloniki when the device went off early on Saturday. Officers suspect she may have been planning to plant it next to a cash machine.

A 38-year woman was killed after an explosion in northern Greek city of Thessaloniki early on Saturday, police officials said, adding that a criminal investigation is under way.