Political riots

Protests cause chaos in Athens; injure two policemen in Thessaloniki

Traffic ground to a halt and public transportation schedules were thrown into chaos in Athens on Saturday as three separate demonstrations converged around Parliament on Syntagma Square in the city center.

The Syntagma metro station was closed at 9.30 a.m. as part of security measures imposed by police, who were out in the streets in force on Saturday.

Thessaloniki pupil, 16, injured in brawl

A 16-year-old high school pupil was injured Thursday during a brawl outside his school in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki involving a gang of 20-30 hooded teenagers.

According to reports, the gang launched an attack against youngsters on streets adjacent to their school in the area of Kalamaria.

The 16-year-old received treatment at the Ippokrateio Hospital.

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