Athens rocked as youths riot
POLICE clashed with demonstrators in central Athens as thousands attended rallies to mark the fifth anniversary of a fatal police shooting of a teenager — a killing that triggered major riots in Greek cities for three weeks in 2008.
Police said four officers were injured in the clashes, 10 people were arrested for causing public disturbances and 55 people were detained for questioning.
Several hundred youths hurled rocks and petrol bombs at police, burned two cars and set fire to piles of garbage, after about 5000 protesters held two separate marches. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and stun grenades against the rioters.
Alexandros Grigoropoulos, 15, was killed the night of December 6, 2008, when a policeman fired his gun following an argument in the centre of the capital.