Arrests after Greek embassy protests
Unrest spreads to London after Greek protests
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Riots have erupted in some of Greece's largest cities over the killing of a teenager during a protest in Athens. |  |
Monday, 08, Dec 2008 02:46
Two people have been reportedly arrested at an anarchist demonstration outside the Greek embassy in London.
Protestors are reported to have burnt a Greek flag and put up a black one in its place. The black flag is the international symbol of anarchism.
The police have not yet confirmed the arrests. The protest comes after Greece experiences a third day of rioting in response to the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Athens.
Anarchists rampaged through the streets of Thessaloniki and Trikala, setting fire to cars and shops as police retaliated against Molotov cocktails and rocks with tear gas.
Rioting broke out in the capital on Saturday as a direct response to the fatal shooting of Alexandros Andreas Grigoropoulos.
The two officers involved – one of whom has been arrested on suspicion of murder – claim their car was attacked by 30 youths and the boy died when a warning shot ricocheted.
But eyewitnesses claim the officer specifically aimed at Alexandros.
The incident, in the Exarchia area of Athens, led to unrest across the country, including Patras, Larissa, Crete, Samos and Cofu.
A rally organised by the Greek Communist party in Athens later today is expected to inflame tensions further, while previously-arranged strike action over pension and economic reform is taking place throughout the week.