On Holy Tuesday, Greek police raided a squatted building in Athens’ Exarchia district, targeting suspects from Saturday’s violent clashes. Finding it empty, officers uncovered stones and are now collecting DNA evidence to track those who fled.
Tag: Unrest
Violence broke out in Athens’ Syntagma Square on Friday afternoon following a mass rally for the Tempi train disaster. Hooded individuals threw Molotov cocktails and stones at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, igniting fires near Parliament. Protesters also vandalized the Grande Bretagne Hotel with slogans before clashing with police. A kiosk attendant was injured amid the chaos, as authorities worked to disperse the crowd.
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