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Violence at rallies to mark deadly police shooting in Greece

Thursday, 07 December 2017 3:27 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 07 December 2017 3:27 AM ]

Police officers stand near a blaze during clashes with protesters in central Athens on December 6, 2017, at a demonstration commemorating 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2008. (AFP)

Constantine Venizelos
Press TV, Athens

In the Greek capital Athens, clashes have erupted between riot police and protesters who were marking the 2008 police shooting death of a 15-year-old high-school student. The demonstrators say the teenager was the first victim of Greece’s modern economic, political and moral crisis. From Athens, Press TV’s Constantine Venizelos now reports.

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