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| Fresh clashes have broken out between police and protesters in at least two Greek cities, after the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police. | Fresh clashes have broken out between police and protesters in at least two Greek cities, after the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police. |
| About 300 students are reported to be battling police in Thessaloniki, while protests turned violent in Trikala. | About 300 students are reported to be battling police in Thessaloniki, while protests turned violent in Trikala. |
| Five demonstrations are planned in major cities later, including a mass rally by the Communist Party in Athens, where Saturday's shooting occurred. | |
| Two police officers have been arrested in connection with the boy's death. | Two police officers have been arrested in connection with the boy's death. |
| One of them, who is accused of murder, said he fired a warning shot and that the boy was killed by a ricochet, but witnesses told Greek television that the officer aimed directly at the boy. | |
| The second officer has been charged with being an accomplice. | The second officer has been charged with being an accomplice. |
| A post-mortem is being carried out on the body of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, which should help to determine the trajectory of the bullet. | A post-mortem is being carried out on the body of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, which should help to determine the trajectory of the bullet. |
| The boy's family has hired an independent pathologist to ensure there is no cover-up. | The boy's family has hired an independent pathologist to ensure there is no cover-up. |
| Politically motivated | |
| Hundreds of students clashed with police in Greece's second biggest city of Thessaloniki in a third day of rioting on Monday. | |
| Demonstrations also turned violent in the central town of Trikala, where a police officer was reportedly injured and a rail route was barricaded. | |
| Five demonstrations are planned in major cities at dusk, including a rally by the Greek Communist Party and the socialist Pasok opposition, in Athens. | |
| MAJOR RIOTING IN GREECE 1973 - Brutal repression of student uprising in Athens helps bring down the military junta 1985 - Youths clash with police in Athens after rally marking 1973 uprising becomes violent and police shoot dead 15-year-old boy1991 - Riots break out across the country after a school teacher is killed during protests in Patras1995 - Riots erupt after protest in Athens and revolt in prison ahead of 1973 uprising's anniversary1999 - Police clash with protesters opposing a visit by US President Bill Clinton to Athens2003 - Youths battle police during an EU summit in Thessaloniki2008 - Protesters battle police across country after an officer shoots dead a teenager in Athens In pictures: Greek riotsEyewitness: Athens riot | |
| Pasok's youth wing has called for peaceful protests. | |
| Most of the clashes have occurred in university cities and have involved students, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens. | |
| The student demonstrators have been given tacit consent to continue by their professors, our correspondent says. | |
| University tutors said they would start a three-day walkout on Monday, rather than joining a nationwide workers' strike against pension reforms and economic policies on Wednesday. | |
| Although the protests began as an outpouring of anger about the killing, they appear to have become more politically motivated, with opposition parties keen to discredit the struggling government, our correspondent adds. | |
| The government has held an emergency meeting to decide how to respond, with the Interior Minister, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, saying the police would adopt a defensive stance. | |
| 'Deeply saddened' | |
| The riots began on Saturday after Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by police in the Exarchia area of Athens. | |
| The unrest, the worst in the country in several years, later spread to Thessaloniki, Patras, Larissa, and Volos, and the islands of Crete, Samos and Corfu. | |
| Dozens of protesters and police have been injured during pitched battles on the streets, involving petrol bombs and tear gas. | |
| Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has written to the boy's parents expressing his profound sorrow. | |
| He wrote: "In these difficult moments please accept my condolences for the unfair loss of your son. Like all Greeks I am deeply saddened." | |
| He said his government would act to stop "such a tragedy" from happening again. | |
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