This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/416594-antifa-building-torched-in-thessaloniki/
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Antifa building torched in Thessaloniki, Greece (VIDEOS) | Antifa building torched in Thessaloniki, Greece (VIDEOS) |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| A building occupied by left-wing Antifa activists in Thessaloniki has been torched by reported right-wing nationalists during a massive rally in the Greek port city demanding neighboring Macedonia change its name. | A building occupied by left-wing Antifa activists in Thessaloniki has been torched by reported right-wing nationalists during a massive rally in the Greek port city demanding neighboring Macedonia change its name. |
| At around 3:30 in the afternoon, "a group of 60-70 fascists attacked our building with Molotov cocktails, causing its arson," left-wing group Libertatia said in a statement. | |
| A witnesses said he "heard slogans from an organized group of people" who were walking around smashing things, a local news outlet reported. "The slogans I heard were fascistic. It looks like they threw some flammable material causing the fire to spread very quickly." | A witnesses said he "heard slogans from an organized group of people" who were walking around smashing things, a local news outlet reported. "The slogans I heard were fascistic. It looks like they threw some flammable material causing the fire to spread very quickly." |
| Emergency services deployed six trucks and at least 15 firefighters to respond to the massive blaze. It took firefighting crews around three hours to contain the flames in the two-story building. Despite their efforts, the structure was destroyed. No casualties were reported. | |
| The arson attack happened as over 100,000 Greeks rallied in Thessaloniki to denounce the use of the name 'Macedonia,' in what's been a lengthy dispute between Athens and Skopje over the official name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. | |
| If you like this story, share it with a friend! | If you like this story, share it with a friend! |