Tuesday, December 9, 2008

300 young people staged pogroms in the center of Thessaloniki.

Not far from the police department in the central Greek city of Thessaloniki, about 300 young people staged pogroms. They destroyed cars and shops, said AFP.
Did subdue students, did not specify. Note that in connection with the riots on 6-7 December provoked by the death of teenager at the hands of police, administration of Thessaloniki ordered closure of all universities in the city for two days.
Mass riots in Athens and Thessaloniki began after one of the areas of the capital of the Greek police shot dead a 16-year-old (on other data, the deceased was 15 years old) teenager involved in the attack on a police patrol. A total number of victims during the riots of 21 people.
Previously, it was reported that the situation in Thessaloniki and Athens returned to normal. However, police did not rule out that the protests and riots may continue.
Two police officers provoked mass demonstrations were detained. One of them charged with murder, second - of complicity.

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