World

No end to violence in Greek cities

by Teacher Dude | December 9, 2008 at 10:35 pm

1403 views | 35 Recommendations | 11 comments

With Greek riots entering their fifth day there is no sign there they about to end soon. Overnight there were violent clashes between in Athens, Thessaloniki and Volos.In Greece's second city anarchists occupying caused extensive damage to the Law and Theology department in the university campus.

In Patra and Larissa angry citizens attacked protesters in the cities universities. In addition riot police allowed groups of youths to throw rocks back at anarchist protesters in the university of Thessaloniki (see video here).

Greek prime minister, Kosas Karamanlis last night went on TV to make a call for national unity after pleas by the government for claim over the death of 15 year old Alexandros Gigoropoulos went unheeded. yesterday the funeral of the teenager shot dead by the police on Saturday was marred by incident. Video showing Greek motor cycle patrolmen firing into the air toscare off high school students wa shown on national TV (see video here). In addition other photographs have emerged of police officers pointing service pistols at demonstrators.

Today, Greek trade unions have called for a nationwide strike in order to protest the present government's handling of the economy.

0 See all footage | View Slideshow

Share: email story | add to any | | facebook | stumbleupon

recommend Sign In or Join to post comments

Iffy (not verified)

at 03:31 on December 10th, 2008

I've been to that Starbucks! They never got the service right there, but then that is the case across Europe. Greece is showing the way on how to deal with the credit crunch bandits and their global depression.

Rob Walker

at 07:39 on December 10th, 2008

Thanks again for the continuing updates!

Uwe Paschen

at 07:42 on December 10th, 2008

Very good Post and Pictures here.

vareloglou

at 10:46 on December 11th, 2008

Down town Athens. Panepistimou Str on fire.

vareloglou has contributed a photo to this story.

Michalis G

at 11:00 on December 11th, 2008

when freedom of speech is lost

the youngsters just wanted to march peacefully.. Police wouldn't let them , they were trapped for some hours and surrounded in Syntagma square.. You see the moment where they approach the police asking to let them go..

Michalis G has contributed a photo to this story.

georgios makkas

at 11:22 on December 11th, 2008

Kanningos street in Exarhia neighborhood of Athens on Monday December 8th, 2008 after the unrest at the National Technical University of Athens

georgios makkas has contributed a photo to this story.

Amy Judd

at 12:21 on December 11th, 2008

I can't believe it is still going on

lefty_liberated

at 12:46 on December 11th, 2008

Power to the People!

katrinpi

at 14:29 on December 11th, 2008

its good to show pictures of all this..

katrinpi has contributed a photo to this story.

agelakis

at 01:32 on December 12th, 2008

Prime minister asked for national unity, but I think he misses the point! There is already national unity, against this corrupt government! The only setback is some hundreds of hooded troublemakers (who call themselves anarchists, but I doubt if they really understand what the definition of anarchy is), and find the chance to destroy and burn everything, insulting the memory of the innocent kid that died, and the peaceful protest of most of this country's citizens!

The state is totally absent! When a 15 year old boy is disliked by a criminal police officer, police appears to be present, but when the shops and homes of innocent people are looted, broken and burnt, police is totally absent!

Let's hope that after these dramatic events, people of power will realize their own stupidity, and that something will change, at least for a while!