According to Ethnos daily on Saturday, hooded young men pillaged the old Byzantine walls of Thessaloniki, gathering stones to throw at riot police during the anti-austerity protests of last week.
The incident occurred on the sidelines of the large November 17 march and was covered by a local TV channel. More than 15,000 people have joined the 1973 student uprising commemorative march and demonstrated against the proposed EU/IMF austerity measures imposed by the new coalition government.
The Byzantine walls in the northern part of the city are dated back to the 4th century AD and are a major attraction of the northern Greek city.
An 18-year-old man was arrested in the clashes and was later charged with disturbing the peace and attempted arson.
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