Tq2u2 - Pertempuran antara polis dan orang awam tercetus di ibu negara Greek (Yunani) selepas demonstrasi untuk menandakan ulang tahun yang ke-5 kematian tertembak remaja Alexandros Grigoro-poulos, yang telah dipukul oleh peluru polis sesat. Downtown Athens menyaksikan ribuan berarak ke jalan-raya di tengah-tengah, melaungkan “Polis, Babi, Pembunuh!” Semasa memegang sepanduk sebagai penghormatan 15 - thn itu.
Pertempuran itu mula sekali orang ramai sampai ke kawasan di mana kanak-kanak itu telah ditembak. Bom petrol daripada orang ramai yang membantah itu telah dikembalikan dengan gas pemedih mata polis rusuhan. Apa yang berlaku adalah senario yang hampir sama dengan rusuhan tahun 2008 di sebaik tamat kematian Grigoropoulos ini, apabila beribu-ribu juga mengerumuni jalan-jalan di Athens menyebabkan keganasan, menetapkan kereta di atas api dan memecahkan tingkap kedai.
Rusuhan itu berlaku pada kemuncak krisis ekonomi juga, yang banyak menyumbang kepada mood keganasan. Keadaan tidak banyak berbeza kali ini, seperti yang berhampiran pusat keganasan Jumaat kerajaan Greek masih jauh di dalam perbahasan mengenai mem-perkenalkan satu lagi pusingan melumpuhkan langkah2 penjimatan.
Athens Erupts in VIOLENCE Over teen death Anniversary
Violent clashes between police and civilians have broken out in the Greek capital after a demonstration to mark the fifth anniversary of the shooting death of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos, who was hit by a stray police bullet. Downtown Athens saw thousands march down its central streets, chanting “Cops, Pigs, Murderers!” while holding banners in the 15-year-old’s honor.
The fighting started once the crowd reached the area where the boy was fatally shot. Petrol bombs from the protesting crowd were returned with tear gas from riot police. What took place was a very similar scene to the riots of 2008 in the immediate aftermath of Grigoropoulos’s death, when thousands also swarmed the streets of Athens causing mayhem, setting cars on fire and breaking shop windows.
The unrest took place at the height of the economic crisis as well, which contributed greatly to the violent mood. The situation was not much different this time around, as near the epicenter of Friday’s violence the Greek government was still deep in debate about introducing another crippling round of austerity measures.
