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Youth Continue Violent Riots in Greece

Two police officers arrested, but unrest spreads

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(Newser) – Hurling firebombs, thousands of demonstrators in Greece continued to clash with police during a second day of riots protesting the police killing of a teenager, the BBC reports. Protesters in Athens attacked banks and shops and lobbed rocks at police, who responded with tear gas. Six people were arrested during yesterday’s riots, which wounded 24 police officers.

The fighting, which is the worst the country has seen in several years, has spread to Thessaloniki and Crete. One protester called the violence “justified” since police “always kill people—immigrants, innocent people—and without any excuse.” The two officers involved in the shooting have been arrested, notes the BBC, but has done little to stem the outrage.

The marches are held in protest at the death, Saturday night, of a 16-year-old, shot by a police officer as he, along with others, attacked a police patrol car.
The marches are held in protest at the death, Saturday night, of a 16-year-old, shot by a police officer as he, along with others, attacked a police patrol car.   (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
Protesters stand behind burned garbage containers in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, early Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.
Protesters stand behind burned garbage containers in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, early Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
A man walks as burning garbage containers are seen on a steet, at the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, in the early hours of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.
A man walks as burning garbage containers are seen on a steet, at the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, in the early hours of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
A man drives a motorcycle next to a burning garbage container in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.
A man drives a motorcycle next to a burning garbage container in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
Protesters throw a chair and fire bombs towards riot police during clashes in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.
Protesters throw a chair and fire bombs towards riot police during clashes in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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