Urban guerrilla warfare
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.
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.
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.
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Albania: Thousands of citizens took to the streets of Tirana demanding PM Rama’s resignation
Albanian opposition protesters threw Molotov cocktails and stones at government building – Rama was on a official visit to Turkey
Clashes break out after student rally in central Athens
The Greek police fired tear gas and flashbang grenades against a group of approximately 30 hooded youths who were throwing petrol bombs and setting fire to garbage containers following a student rally in central Athens on Thursday. One policeman sustained minor injuries during the clashes.
Selective condemnation of violence
If a few days ago, when petrol bombs and naval flares were raining down on people during clashes between police and hooligans in Renti, a bystander or one of the hundreds of unsuspecting fans who had gone to the stadium to watch a match had been injured, then many would have protested - and rightly so - about the responsibilities of the police who did not prevent the tragic event, or their resp
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Hooligan probe focusing on instigator
The younger brother of the 18-year-old who fired a flare at a police officer, severely injuring him, during a volleyball match in Athens last week, testified to police on Wednesday, claiming he attempted to deter him.
The 16-year-old boy was summoned to testify again because of inconsistencies between his testimony and that of his brother, sources said.
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Brother of main suspect in police officer’s injury testifies again
The younger brother of the 18-year-old who injured a police officer in Rentis with a flare testified to the police on Wednesday, claiming he attempted to deter him. According to state broadcaster ERT, the confessed perpetrator's relative asserted that he feared potential riots after he had observed many individuals holding Molotov cocktails, flares, and stones.
Riot police attacked outside Thessaloniki University
A riot police unit posted outside a building at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki that had been an anarchist squat until it was cleared recently, came under attack on Wednesday morning.
The surprise attack took place at around noon and involved a group of assailants, who had their features covered, lobbing Molotov cocktails at the officers.
Three arrested in Athens skirmishes with police
Three people were arrested in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia on Monday night during skirmishes with police on the sidelines of a march in protest at the injury of a 16-year-old girl during clashes that broke out at an anti-fascism concert in the capital's suburb of Neo Iraklio over the weekend.
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