Members of the community of Potamia on the northern Aegean island of Thasos have prevented members of far-right Golden Dawn distributing free food products to villagers.
To Vima newspaper said residents of Potamia did not let Golden Dawn members unload their truck and forced them to leave, shouting they were not welcome.
The Athens-Macedonia News Agency reported on Monday that the carrying anti-fascism banners, a large group of residents told the Golden Dawn members they were not welcome and prevented a truck carrying free food from being unloaded.
Golden Dawn, an anti-immigration party, has staged several “charity” food distributions for poor Greeks.
To Vima says the anti-Golden Dawn protest in Potamia was organised by the cultural centre, local football team and some other residents. Thassos is in the northern Aegean Sea, near the coast of Thrace.
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