Seven people were injured by fireworks on the
Aegean Sea island of Santorini in Greece on
Sunday as the country was celebrating Easter
Day.
The injured included three American tourists,
aged 51, 53 and 54 respectively, who were
transferred by air from Santorini to Crete after
suffering serious injuries from fireworks used
by worshippers.
Four other people, two Cypriots and two
Greeks, were also slightly injured in the same
incident and received first aid on the Greece's
popular tourist island.
The use of fireworks to celebrate the
Resurrection of Christ is a centuries-old
tradition in Greece, but almost each year the
country reports casualties caused by fireworks
on Easter Day.
Over 250 million Orthodox Christians
worldwide were celebrating Easter this year on
Sunday.
