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Anarchists Attack Police Station with Firebombs in Athens

A group of about 30 anarchists launched an attack with Molotov cocktails against the  Zografou police station in Athens at around 2:40 am on Saturday. According to the Hellenic Police, the perpetrators came out of the nearby university campus and...

Molotov Cocktails Thrown At Police Station, Journalist's Car in Athens

A group of approximately ten people wearing hooded sweatshirts attacked the Kaisariani police station throwing Molotov cocktails at around four o'clock in the morning local time (02:00 GMT+1), only two hours after the car belonging to the famous Greek...

Four Policemen Injured in Firebomb Attack in Central Athens

Four police officers were injured when a police station in central Athens was attacked with Molotov cocktails on Monday evening. A group of about 50 self-styled anarchists firebombed the station near Omonia Square that also damaged several vehicles. The assailants hurled...

Anarchists, Police Fight for 2 Hours in Central Athens

Friday night in central Athens saw more clashes between anarchists and police as Molotov cocktails and rocks were thrown in Exarchia. This time clashes lasted a solid two hours with Tositsa Street -- next to the National Technical University of Athens...

Four Anarchists Arrested for Possession of Firebombs in Athens

Four anarchists were arrested late on Sunday night after police evacuated an occupied building in Exarchia in Athens. The four face felony charges for possession of firebombs. The evacuation and the arrests were made after a swift operation in a...

Anarchists Attack Police with Molotov Cocktails in Athens

A group of about 20 hooded persons coming out of the National Technical University of Athens administration building hurled molotov cocktails at police on Friday night. The incident took place at the corner of Patission and Tositsa streets, next to...

PASOK Issues Warning After Attacks on MAT Riot Police with Molotov Cocktails in Exarchia

On Friday night, masked individuals threw Molotov cocktails into a platoon of police officers guarding the offices of the PASOK political party in Exarchia in central Athens. The incident occurred shortly before midnight on Friday evening and resulted in two...

Fires and Vandalism Follow Commemoration of Teenager Slain by Greek Police [video]

The Exarchia neighborhood in Athens turned into a battlefield on Tuesday evening as anarchist groups launched an attack against riot police monitoring the rallies commemorating the slaying of 16-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police bullet in 2008. Groups of hooded...

Greek Police Find Stash of 150 Petrol Bombs in Athens

Greek police on Sunday found a stash of 150 molotov cocktails hidden in an abandoned house in Exarchia, central Athens. Police believe that the petrol bombs were hidden in order to be used during Tuesday's protest rally in commemoration of...

Leftist Groups Attack Police while Protesting the Opening of Golden Dawn Offices in Xanthi (video)

Leftist groups on Saturday evening attacked police and vandalized banks and shops, demonstrating against the opening of Golden Dawn offices in Xanthi, northeastern Greece. Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered on Saturday evening in the center of Xanthi to protest the...