Anarchism in Greece
Two Turkish nationals arrested with gun in car
Two Turkish nationals of Kurdish origin were arrested in central Athens on Thursday morning after police found a handgun in their car.
The two suspects were apprehended after a police chase on 3rd Septemvriou Street, in Exarcheia. Both were taken to the police headquarters GADA.
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Cars torched in central Athens
Five parked cars and several garbage bins were torched in the central Athenian neighbourhood of Exarcheia on Thursday morning, police said.
The first car was located at the junction of 3rd Septemvriou and Trikorfon Streets, another three burned on Zaimi and Alexandras Streets and a fifth was on Solomou Street. It was not clear who was behind the attacks.
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Tensions erupt in Athens student rally
Tensions broke out between police and university students protesting in main Syntagma square in Athens on Thursday.
Protesters were demonstrating against government plans to legislate the establishment of private universities in the country.
A group of students clashed with police, which replied with the use of teargas.
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Police make pre-emptive arrests at Grigoropoulos anniversary protests
Police remanded 47 people for questioning on Wednesday during pre-emptive searches in downtown Athens, amid concerns of violence breaking out at marches commemorating 15 years since the police shooting of teen Alexis Grigoropoulos.
Tight security measures in central Athens
The police are taking stringent measures for the 15th anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Wednesday. According to the Hellenic Police (ELAS), the plan includes thousands of officers deployed on the streets, with reinforcement from riot police units from the provinces.
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Ministry refutes bed bug hoax in Athens’ Exarchia district
Greece's Health Ministry on Tuesday dismissed as a "complete lie" an announcement taped to several buildings in Athens' central Exarchia district warning of bed bug infestations.
The announcement appeared on Tuesday morning taped on various buildings along Harilaou Trikoupi and Komninon streets, as well as on Alexandras Avenue.
Athens traffic woes grow as cabbies walk off the job
Athens taxi drivers joined a nationwide cabbies' strike on Tuesday morning and will be off the clock for 48 hours and possibly longer if a contentious tax reform bill delays being voted in Parliament until Thursday.
Traffic regulations planned on Wed. for Grigoropoulos anniversary rallies
Extraordinary traffic regulations will be put in place on various roads in the center of Athens during the afternoon and evening hours on Wednesday, December 6, due to the rallies and marches announced to mark the 15th anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Exarchia.
Exarchia metro petition rejected by court
The Council of State, Greece's top administrative court, has rejected a petition by residents of the Athens district of Exarchia to suspend ministerial decisions on the construction of a metro station in the main square.
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Government takes swipe at new Athens mayor over tree dispute
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis took a swipe at the newly elected mayor of Athens, opposition PASOK-backed Haris Doukas, on Tuesday over his stance towards a dispute concerning a public park in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia, where residents are protesting the removal of trees by the contractor building the capital's metro extension.