Police murder 16 year old in cold blood! --

by athens.indymedia.org

Sat, Dec 6, 2008 4:12PM

A policeman has shot and killed with a bullet through the heart, a young 16 year old in Eksarchia, Athens.

In Saturday evening, the state murderers were patrolling the streets of Eksarchia when people started shouting at them. In cold blood, one of the policemen shot and killed one of the crowd, a 16 year old child.

All around Athens, enraged comrades are confronting the police.

Another effort to translation/

A police car patrolling in Exarchia, central Athens, passing through Mesologgiou cobbled street (considered an alternative place with music, bars etc and lots of youth in the streets, so we can easily assume the police car was sent there to provoke and harass the youth), was confronted by a few young people, shouting to the policemen to get lost. There are a few reports that an empty bottle or a brick was thrown to the police car. The cops went out of the car provoking the youth and one of the pigs shot against one 15-16 year old boy, right on the heart, murdering him in cold blood. The name of the boy that stood up to the cops is Alexandros Grigoropoulos. Anarchists and residents gathered, but riot police forces circled the area. There are hundreds of policemen in the streets around central Athens.

Anarchists gather in squats, universities, and central squares at Greece's largest cities to protest and fight back the police...

§Rough translation from athens.indymedia.org

by pavlos

Sat, Dec 6, 2008 11:04PM

On the evening of Saturday Dec. 6th (Athens time, UTC+2) a police patrol in the area of Exarhia (an area known for its strong anarchist presence in the centre of Athens) was verbally confronted by a few people in the area. Immediately a police officer pulled out his gun and shot a 16-year old (some accounts say he was 15) in the chest in cold blood. The 16-year old was transported to Evaggelismos, a major hospital in Athens, where he was dead on arrival.

The centre of Athens was immediately swamped by police, while people gathered at Evaggelismos. The crowd there twice repelled police who attempted to enter the hospital. There have been numerous reports of confrontations between people and police riot units at Tsamadou, Polytechnio, Acropoli, Panteios and Ermou (different locations and schools in Athens). There are massive gatherings at Polytechneio while the Law School and ASOEE have been taken over by students.

Spontaneous demonstrations, marches and confrontations are being reported all over Greece, including Thessaloniki, Mytilini, Giannena, Komotini, Iraklio, Xanthi, Serres, Hania, Alexandroupoli, Sparta, and Volos .

Major marches have been scheduled for 13:00 Athens time Sunday December 7th in Athens, Thessaloniki, Xania and Patra.

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