Greek protesters smash cars, clash with police in Athens (PHOTOS, VIDEO) — RT News.
At least 15 people have been arrested after a peaceful support rally for jailed hunger strike anarchist turned into violent confrontation with police. Authorities used tear gas and stun grenades to quell rioters carrying Molotov cocktails.
As an estimated between 8,000 and 10,000 protesters marched through the central Athens shouting slogans in support of Nikos Romanos, the imprisoned anarchist who is staging a hunger strike as he demands the right to be able to attend university, anarchists’ march got violent on the streets of Exarchia, downtown Athens.
Protesters have been smashing cars, setting fire to bins, burned cars and erected barricades in several streets of the popular neighborhood. At least 10 cars have been overturned with five of them destroyed, local media reports.
Youths wearing hoods broke the glass front of the National Bank while overturning a bus to make barricades.
The focus of the riots became the gate of the Athens University, on Stournari road, where some 80 rioters entered the premises.
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