Monday, December 8, 2008

As a result of unrest in Greece injured 21 people.

As a result of unrest in Athens on the night of 6 / 7 December, hurt 21 people, 13 of them - the police. 16 anarchists were detained by police, seven of them indicted. These are official figures of Greek law enforcement officials, who leads RIA Novosti.
At the same time, according to Agency France Presse, rioters injured 16 police and anarchists 6, another 16 participants in the clashes were assisted at the scene. Total police managed to detain the 20 demonstrators.
According to the police, the demonstrators burned a supermarket and two showroom at the prospect Aleksandras in the center of Athens. The protesters also damaged the offices of six banks, 14 shops and several police stations: some were burned, others vandalized. As a result of the riots have been set ablaze 40 vehicles, two of them burned completely.
As reported in the Greek law enforcement authorities, the police was forced to use tear gas against anarchists. After several clashes with the police to Sunday night, demonstrators retreated to the territory of the Polytechnic University, entrance to which police denied.
Recall that mass rallies in Athens and Thessaloniki began after Athens policeman shot 16-year-old boy involved in the attack on a police patrol in an area of the Greek capital. Later Sunday, it was reported that one of the policemen allegedly shooting at the attackers, 37-year-old Epaminondasu Korkoneasu (Epaminondas Korkoneas), has been charged with murder, second, 31-year-old Vassilisu Saraliotisu (Vassilis Saraliotis) - of complicity.

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