Greece was bracing for more rioting in its capital Athens and other cities on Monday after two nights of violent clashes between thousands of demonstrators and police following the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy by a police officer on Saturday night....On Sunday, protesters chanting "Cops, Pigs, Murderers" had hurled petrol bombs at ranks of Athens riot police while helicopters clattered overhead and tear gas choked the city. By Sunday night, the Athens police appeared to have exhausted its tear gas supply and resorted to hurling stones back at the masked protestors....The rioting has left the center of Athens looking like a war zone. More than 40 people have been injured, over 100 cars have been burned, and dozens of shops and bank branches have been torched. Cars and pedestrians returned to Athens streets on Monday as Greeks went back to work, but the mood was tense. More than 500 Athens city employees began removing the car wrecks from the streets. The violence left behind charred police stations, car dealerships, government buildings and private apartments.
...On Sunday, protesters chanting "Cops, Pigs, Murderers" had hurled petrol bombs at ranks of Athens riot police while helicopters clattered overhead and tear gas choked the city. By Sunday night, the Athens police appeared to have exhausted its tear gas supply and resorted to hurling stones back at the masked protestors.
...The rioting has left the center of Athens looking like a war zone. More than 40 people have been injured, over 100 cars have been burned, and dozens of shops and bank branches have been torched. Cars and pedestrians returned to Athens streets on Monday as Greeks went back to work, but the mood was tense. More than 500 Athens city employees began removing the car wrecks from the streets. The violence left behind charred police stations, car dealerships, government buildings and private apartments.
(That's far beyond anything we had in Budapest.)
Despite the arrest of police officers, the Greek Communist Party announced a mass demonstration in Athens for Monday evening and the socialist PASOK opposition, which has taken the lead in opinion polls recently, called for peaceful mass demonstrations. With a 24-hour general strike scheduled for Wednesday against pension reforms and the government's economic policies, many Greeks fear the demonstrations could last for days.
Despite the arrest of police officers, the Greek Communist Party announced a mass demonstration in Athens for Monday evening and the socialist PASOK opposition, which has taken the lead in opinion polls recently, called for peaceful mass demonstrations.
With a 24-hour general strike scheduled for Wednesday against pension reforms and the government's economic policies, many Greeks fear the demonstrations could last for days.
A group of 30 demonstrators has occupied the Greek consulate in Berlin to protest the killing of a teenager by police in Athens on Saturday night. The Berlin protesters are behaving peacefully.
(That flag is an anarchist flag.) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Thousands of rioters across Greece have clashed with police in a third day of violent protests over the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy. Police used teargas against protesters roaming the streets of Athens throwing petrol bombs and setting fire to buildings, vehicles and rubbish bins. Dozens of people have been injured throughout the country and there are reports of looting in some areas. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has gone on television to appeal for calm. He said "extreme elements" were taking advantage of the situation to engage in vandalism and pledged to compensate businesses damaged.
Thousands of rioters across Greece have clashed with police in a third day of violent protests over the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.
Police used teargas against protesters roaming the streets of Athens throwing petrol bombs and setting fire to buildings, vehicles and rubbish bins.
Dozens of people have been injured throughout the country and there are reports of looting in some areas.
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has gone on television to appeal for calm.
He said "extreme elements" were taking advantage of the situation to engage in vandalism and pledged to compensate businesses damaged.
