Fresh violence erupts in Athens
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December 8, 2009, Tuesday
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MASKED youths smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at riot police in Athens in a second day of violence during commemorations of last year's fatal police shooting of a teenager.
The death last year of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos intrigued massive riots, with gangs of youths smashing, looting and burning stores in cities across the country for two weeks.
Yesterday's clashes broke out during a demonstration by about 3,000 people, mostly high-school students, through the center of the city.
Several dozen youths at the tail end of the march attacked riot police with rocks, firebombs and firecrackers, smashing some of the bus stops, telephone booths and storefronts not damaged in Sunday's demonstration.
Protesters injured a passer-by who attempted to intervene, beating the middle-aged man unconscious.
Some demonstrators tried to prevent clashes, shouting at the groups of youths instigating the violence, but to no avail.
Police said yesterday that 784 people had been detained, including 136 people arrested for public order offenses in connection with the demonstrations across Greece during the 48 hours from Saturday until early yesterday. They included 58 foreigners, including people from Turkey, France, Germany, Italy and Albania.
The death last year of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos intrigued massive riots, with gangs of youths smashing, looting and burning stores in cities across the country for two weeks.
Yesterday's clashes broke out during a demonstration by about 3,000 people, mostly high-school students, through the center of the city.
Several dozen youths at the tail end of the march attacked riot police with rocks, firebombs and firecrackers, smashing some of the bus stops, telephone booths and storefronts not damaged in Sunday's demonstration.
Protesters injured a passer-by who attempted to intervene, beating the middle-aged man unconscious.
Some demonstrators tried to prevent clashes, shouting at the groups of youths instigating the violence, but to no avail.
Police said yesterday that 784 people had been detained, including 136 people arrested for public order offenses in connection with the demonstrations across Greece during the 48 hours from Saturday until early yesterday. They included 58 foreigners, including people from Turkey, France, Germany, Italy and Albania.
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