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The rectors of six of Greece's biggest universities on Wednesday sent a letter to the Education Ministry requesting that the number of new students enrolled at their institutions be reduced.

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis has every right to be angry at the leadership of the Citizens' Protection Ministry.

The area around the historic Athens Polytechnic building and most of the Exarchia district have been allowed to become a base for anyone bent on destroying public property, threatening people's lives and violent activities.

Greek police announced the arrest of 25 people and the detention of an additional 26 during clashes that broke out after a rally in Athens late Tuesday marking the eighth anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos by police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas.

Greek police arrested six people and took 24 others into custody, during Tuesday’s widespread violent protests, on occasion of the 8th anniversary of the murder of a student named Andreas Grigoropoulos by police.

Demonstrators clash with riot police after a rally in Athens late Tuesday marking the eighth anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos by police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas. More than 20 people have been detained so far in connection with the disturbances.

Hooded protesters threw petrol bombs and set off fireworks during clashes with Greek riot police in Athens on Tuesday on the eighth anniversary of a teenager's killing by police.

The fatal shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008, a year before Greece's economic crisis began, triggered the worst riots seen in Greece for decades and they lasted for weeks.

Students march during a rally marking the anniversary of the killing of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a Greek police officer, in Athens, Tuesday. Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old student, was killed 6 December 2008, sparking rioting in the Greek capital. [Simela Pantzartzi/EPA]

Between 2,000-3,000 police and riot officers have been assigned to monitor two rallies in downtown Athens on Tuesday marking the eight-year anniversary since the fatal police shooting of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos.

The centre of Athens and surrounding areas will be in complete lock-down, on Tuesday, as 3,000 police officers have been deployed in fear of possible riots by different groups marching on occasion of the 8th anniversary of the murder of 15-year-old student, Andreas Grigoropoulos in Exarchia by police.

Police in Athens on Tuesday ordered the closure of two central metro stations amid concerns of violence at a rally marking the eighth anniversary since the police killing of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos.

The Panepistimio metro station at Athens University will close at 3 p.m. and Syntagma at 4 p.m., and will not serve commuters until police give the all-clear.