Greek riots, day #3: Mayhem erupts in major cities

Demonstrations about the murder of a teen by police scheduled in Athens and Thessaloniki by political parties and assorted groups of protesters were hijacked by extremists who proceeded to lay waste to whole street block facades downtown. Banks, hotels & even an 8-story apartment building were set afire, while the National Library in Athens was endangered by a nearby blaze.
In Thessaloniki, an unprecedented vandalism & looting raid in successive waves turned main commercial thoroughfares bedecked for the Christmas season into war zones. Police & fire departments were conspicuously absent, leading many to speculate that the government is purposefully attempting to foment insecurity & attrition in the populace in order to contain the outrage.

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