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Anti-police riots rock Greece
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 08 - 12 - 2008

Hundreds of demonstrators threw fire bombs at police, smashed shop windows and burned vehicles in Greece's two main cities on Sunday, in a second day of protests at the killing of a 15-year-old boy by police.
Greece's worst riots in years erupted late on Saturday after the shooting in Athens and quickly spread to the northern city of Thessaloniki and other towns.
Despite appeals for calm from Greece's conservative government, violence erupted again on Sunday.
In Athens, tear gas choked the central Alexandras Avenue and protesters rained petrol bombs down on police, setting fire to buildings. Acrid grey smoke filled the air and glass and rubble were strewn across the street. “Two car dealerships ... have been completely burned down. A supermarket is on fire and it seems there are at least four people trapped on the third floor,” said an Athens police official, who declined to be named.
“The fire brigade will evacuate the building.”
In Thessaloniki, a protest by more than 1,000 people descended into violence when marchers lobbed firebombs at police. Demonstrators chanted “Killers in Uniform” at police.
Anger among Greek youths has been fanned by the growing gap between the rich and poor in recent years. Street violence at student rallies and fire bomb attacks by anarchist groups are common.
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, whose government has been rocked by scandal and an economic slowdown, pledged action in a public apology to the father of the dead boy.
“I know nothing can relieve your pain, but I assure you ... the state will act, as it ought to, so that yesterday's tragedy won't be repeated,” he said.
Two police officers were arrested in connection with the shooting and prosecutors said in a statement one would be charged with manslaughter and the other with abetting him.
One officer fired three shots after their patrol car was attacked by a group of 30 youths in Athens' volatile Exarchia neighbourhood, a police statement said.
A police official said the officer described the shots as warning shots. Witnesses told Greek TV he fired directly at the boy who died.
Athens police said at least 31 shops, nine banks and 25 cars were damaged by fire during Saturday night's protests, which devastated the capital's busiest commercial districts ahead of Christmas sales.


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