Minor clashes as protesters mark anniversary of bloody student uprising

Описание: (17 Nov 2014) Greek police used tear gas and stun grenades on Monday to disperse a few dozen demonstrators at an otherwise peaceful rally that marked the 41st anniversary of a deadly student uprising against the country's former dictatorship.
The annual rally in Athens was attended by 20-thousand people and was policed by some 7-thousand officers, deployed to prevent a potential repeat of violence seen in previous years.
Minor clashes were reported after demonstrators broke up paving stones to throw at police officers but no arrests were made.
In the northern port city of Thessaloniki, about 14-thousand people marched peacefully to the local US consulate.
The 1973 Polytechnic Uprising challenged the dictatorship, and police and the army responded by opening fire against demonstrators and bystanders around a central Athens campus.
The regime collapsed the following year.
Although anniversary marches protest against US backing of the 1967-74 dictatorship, participants at more recent rallies have also voiced anger at harsh ongoing austerity measures in the bailed-out country.


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