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Police clash with protesters outside U.S. Embassy during Greek anti-war rally
Police fired tear gas at demonstrators who hurled rocks and bottles at the U.S. Embassy in Athens on Wednesday during a rally against the war in Iraq.
Dozens of youths wearing scarves and crash helmets clashed with riot police. At least 25 were detained, police said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
A downtown branch of Citibank was damaged by a firebomb, while protesters set fire to trash bins near the embassy. Two other Greek banks sustained damage.
The rioters, who also scuffled with rival groups of demonstrators, broke off from a peaceful protest by about 10,000 people.
Dozens of youths wearing scarves and crash helmets clashed with riot police. At least 25 were detained, police said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
A downtown branch of Citibank was damaged by a firebomb, while protesters set fire to trash bins near the embassy. Two other Greek banks sustained damage.
The rioters, who also scuffled with rival groups of demonstrators, broke off from a peaceful protest by about 10,000 people.
A demonstrator with mock coffins, which represent Iraqi deaths, protest against the war in Iraq (news - web sites) in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Wednesday's protest occurred during an annual rally to mark the anniversary of a bloody student revolt in 1973 against the military dictatorship in Greece. It marked the 31st anniversary of the student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic that helped bring down military rulers who held power 1967-1974 and received support from the United States. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Chanting "American killers," protesters carried empty white coffins daubed with red Arabic writing to voice their objection to the war in Iraq. They also unfurled a large banner that read "Hands off Fallujah," the central Iraqi city where U.S. forces are battling insurgents.
More than 6,000 police were deployed around the city and a helicopter circled overhead as the marchers gathered outside the embassy, which was barricaded by riot police buses.
Wednesday's protest came during an annual rally to mark the anniversary of a bloody student revolt in 1973 against the military dictatorship in Greece.
It marked the 31st anniversary of the student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic that helped bring down military rulers who held power between 1967 and 1974 and received support from the United States.
At least 20 people - possibly many more - are believed to have died and hundreds were injured when tanks and soldiers were used to put down the pro-democracy protests.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041117/w111758.html
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Chanting "American killers," protesters carried empty white coffins daubed with red Arabic writing to voice their objection to the war in Iraq. They also unfurled a large banner that read "Hands off Fallujah," the central Iraqi city where U.S. forces are battling insurgents.
More than 6,000 police were deployed around the city and a helicopter circled overhead as the marchers gathered outside the embassy, which was barricaded by riot police buses.
Wednesday's protest came during an annual rally to mark the anniversary of a bloody student revolt in 1973 against the military dictatorship in Greece.
It marked the 31st anniversary of the student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic that helped bring down military rulers who held power between 1967 and 1974 and received support from the United States.
At least 20 people - possibly many more - are believed to have died and hundreds were injured when tanks and soldiers were used to put down the pro-democracy protests.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041117/w111758.html
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