Woman dies in Greek city after bomb explodes in her hands

A 38-year-old woman was killed when a bomb she was carrying exploded (Giannis Papanikos/AP)

A woman has died in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after 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 at around 5am on Saturday, police said.