Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Fire Bomb Hits Policeman as Riots Break Out in Athens

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Youths wearing ski masks hurled rocks and fire bombs at riot police as clashes broke out in Athens during a mass rally against austerity measures, part of a general strike that crippled services and public transportation around the country. Police fired tear gas and flash grenades at protesters, blanketing parts of the city centre in choking smoke. Thousands of peaceful demonstrators ran to side streets to take cover. A police officer was attacked and his uniform caught fire in the city's main Syntagma Square, before he was rescued by colleagues. To the picture gallery >>> | Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Police Pounded by Gas Bombs in Athens

Feb 23 - A protest by tens of thousands of leftists and civil servants turned violent Wednesday as demonstrators clashed with police in the streets of central Athens. Jon Decker reports