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| Greek cities hit by fresh rioting | Greek cities hit by fresh rioting |
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| Fresh clashes have broken out between police and protesters in at least three 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 three Greek cities, after the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police. |
| About 300 students battled police in Thessaloniki, while protests turned violent in Trikala and Piraeus. | About 300 students battled police in Thessaloniki, while protests turned violent in Trikala and Piraeus. |
| Five demonstrations are planned in major cities later, including a mass rally by the Communist Party in Athens, where Saturday's shooting occurred. | 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. | 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 | Politically motivated |
| Hundreds of students clashed with riot police in Greece's second biggest city of Thessaloniki in a third day of rioting on Monday. | Hundreds of students clashed with riot police in Greece's second biggest city of Thessaloniki in a third day of rioting on Monday. |
| Students at the city's Aristotle university spent the night holed up on campus stockpiling missiles and petrol bombs before taking to the streets, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens. | Students at the city's Aristotle university spent the night holed up on campus stockpiling missiles and petrol bombs before taking to the streets, says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens. |
| He says they then retreated safe in the knowledge that they could not be followed as Greece's constitution strictly prevents the authorities from entering the grounds of schools, universities and polytechnics. | He says they then retreated safe in the knowledge that they could not be followed as Greece's constitution strictly prevents the authorities from entering the grounds of schools, universities and polytechnics. |
| 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 | 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 |
| There was also trouble in Trikala, in Greece's agricultural heartland, and reports of a police station being attacked in Piraeus, the maritime gateway linking Athens with the Greek islands. | |
| Five demonstrations are planned in major cities at dusk, including a rally by the Greek Communist Party and the socialist Pasok opposition, in Athens. | Five demonstrations are planned in major cities at dusk, including a rally by the Greek Communist Party and the socialist Pasok opposition, in Athens. |
| Pasok's youth wing has called for peaceful protests. | Pasok's youth wing has called for peaceful protests. |
| Our correspondent says opposition parties are capitalising on the national sense of outrage. | Our correspondent says opposition parties are capitalising on the national sense of outrage. |
| Even though an individual policeman precipitated the worst violence seen in Greece in decades, the government is getting the blame, he says. | Even though an individual policeman precipitated the worst violence seen in Greece in decades, the government is getting the blame, he says. |
| Our correspondent says the government is extremely vulnerable, reeling from a series of scandals and only has a majority of one in parliament, and that the prime minister is under the most intense pressure of his political life. | Our correspondent says the government is extremely vulnerable, reeling from a series of scandals and only has a majority of one in parliament, and that the prime minister is under the most intense pressure of his political life. |
| Government efforts to appeal for calm have so far been ignored. | Government efforts to appeal for calm have so far been ignored. |
| 'Deeply saddened' | 'Deeply saddened' |
| The riots began on Saturday after Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by police in the Exarchia area of Athens. | The riots began on Saturday after Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by police in the Exarchia area of Athens. |
| The unrest spread over the weekend to Thessaloniki, Patras, Larissa, and Volos, and the islands of Crete, Samos and Corfu. | The unrest spread over the weekend 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. | 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. | 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 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. | He said his government would act to stop "such a tragedy" from happening again. |
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