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| Thousands protest teen's shooting in Greece |
| 2022-12-07 |
| [Iraq News] Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Athens, Thessaloniki and other Greek cities on Tuesday against police violence, a day after a Roma youth was shot in the head in a police pursuit. The demonstrations were part of planned annual commemorations to mark the 2008 death of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old fatally shot by police. His death shocked the nation and sparked days of youth riots in major cities at the time. Police estimated more than 11,000 protesters turned out across the country on Tuesday. Around 4,000 police were deployed in Athens with tensions running high after Monday’s shooting. A police motorcyclist in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki early on Monday shot a 16-year-old Roma boy after he drove away from a petrol station without paying. The teenager was hospitalised and in a critical condition, according to media reports. Some of the most Some 6,500 rallied in Athens where a banner referenced the unpaid 20-euro ($21) petrol bill, saying "A life is worth 20 euros". |
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