Molotov cocktail

Four minors arrested for making Molotov cocktail in Crete

Police arrested four minors on Wednesday for allegedly making a Molotov cocktail in Heraklion, Crete. 

On Tuesday, Heraklion police remanded one of the minors in possession of a Molotov cocktail. During the investigation, police concluded that another three minors had allegedly participated in the making of the petrol bomb. 

Violent incidents rock Exarchia and Gyzi neighborhoods in Athens

A group of roughly thirty individuals launched an assault on a riot police contingent at Harilaou Trikoupi Square in downtown Exarchia at 1:50 a.m.

They hurled approximately ten Molotov cocktails, alongside rocks and various other projectiles, at the officers before fleeing into nearby alleys.

Three arrested in police raid at Zografou university campus

Three suspects, two foreign nationals and one Greek, were detained during a police operation on Saturday morning at the University Campus in Zografou, located to the east of the city center. The operation, primarily targeting the dormitories, was initiated following a series of arson attacks in the area, leading to the destruction of numerous vehicles.

Police operation unfolds at Zografou university campus in wake of arson attacks

A police operation was underway Saturday morning on the University Campus in Zografou, to the east of the city center.

So far, four suspects have been detained, and the police have seized an unspecified number of stun grenades, wooden sticks, helmets, empty beer bottles (typically used for manufacturing Molotov cocktail bombs), and pamphlets.

Central Athens street clashes injure 16

A student rally against an education bill that was ratified in Parliament on Friday was marred by clashes with police.

Seven police officers and nine civilians were injured.

The clashes erupted after student associations from all over Greece gathered at Athens University's Propylaea in the city center and marched to Parliament.

Riot unit targeted in Thessaloniki

A riot police unit came under a barrage of Molotov cocktails on Agios Dimitriou Street, outside the Turkish Consulate, in Thessaloniki on Wednesday evening.

Initial reports said the incident occurred at around 8.15 p.m. when a group of assailants hurled the firebombs and then fled in the direction of nearby Kallithea Square. Police are investigating.

Violence breaks out at universities in Athens and Thessaloniki

Violent clashes erupted at the Agricultural University of Athens in the Votanikos district in the first hours of Sunday, resulting in the torching of two buses and a car.

According to state-run broadcaster ERT, around 1:00 a.m., 40 individuals attending a concert at the university took to Athens Avenue, setting fires and hurling stones at passing vehicles.

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