Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Athens Erupts in Riots After Cops Kill Teen

Worst violence in years spreads to other cities

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 7, 2008 5:59 AM CST

(Newser) – Riots erupted in Athens and several other Greek cities late last night after police shot dead a teenage boy, reports the BBC. Young rioters, many of them anarchists, battled police, firebombed buildings and cars, and smashed shop windows in Athens, Thessaloniki, Komotini, Ioannina, and Crete.... Read full story »

COMMENTS

Read the comment policy

You need to Log in to Newser to comment. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now!

There are no comments

A snapshot of the day's best news stories.

View Larger Grid

All Today Yesterday Pick a Date

What's Popular Now on Facebook

Miami Face-Eater Identified

Chagas Disease the 'New AIDS of the Americas'

BBC (Source Grid »)
CNN (Source Grid »)

World

police • Greece • Athens • riots • anarchists

More Newser Stories

Cops Egg On Greek Rioters as Strike Fizzles

Meanwhile, few attend economic protest

(NEWSER) - Athens police said yesterday that they were pursuing a de-escalation strategy, but the scene that unfolded outside Athens Polytechnic last night didn’t look like de-escalation. As black-clad rioters shouted slogans from behind the university’s fence, police on the other side threw rocks at them, yelling “Come on out, you cowards! Come out and get us!” Neither side seems interested in ending the violence, Der Spiegel reports. More»

Officials Vow Crackdown as Rioters Trash Athens

Third night of violence across Greece as nation braces for shot teen's funeral

(NEWSER) - Greek officials vowed to crack down on rioters battling police and tearing up Athens and other major cities in the worst street violence in three decades, the Guardian reports. The rioting was sparked Saturday after police shot to death a teenage boy, and intensified violence is expected today as the boy’s funeral takes place. Officials have been criticized for failing to bring the rioters under control, but promised after an emergency meeting yesterday to get tough. More»

30 Injured as Greek Riots Rage On

Police see no sign of protests' end

(NEWSER) - More than 30 people have been injured and streets ripped apart as thousands of protesters torched buildings, smashed windows and battled Greek police in a second day of pitched rioting in downtown Athens and other cities, the Guardian reports. "I've never seen anything like this," said a store clerk. "So much of Athens is destroyed and it all happened in just a couple of hours." More»

Youth Continue Violent Riots in Greece

Two police officers arrested, but unrest spreads

(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. More»

Greece OKs Austerity Bill Amid Rioting

Dozens of police and protesters injured, buildings ablaze

(AP) - Greece's parliament has approved an austerity and debt-relief bill, crucial for the country to avoid bankruptcy and remain in the eurozone. Lawmakers voted today in favor of the bill that imposes harsh new austerity measures in return for a $171 billion new bailout agreement and related deal with private creditors to shave $132 billion off the country's national debt. The vote occurred after extensive rioting and looting swept through the Greek capital. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Athens Erupts in Riots After Cops Kill Teen

Worst violence in years spreads to other cities

police • Greece • Athens • riots • anarchists

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Cops Egg On Greek Rioters as Strike Fizzles

Meanwhile, few attend economic protest

Officials Vow Crackdown as Rioters Trash Athens

Third night of violence across Greece as nation braces for shot teen's funeral

30 Injured as Greek Riots Rage On

Police see no sign of protests' end

Youth Continue Violent Riots in Greece

Two police officers arrested, but unrest spreads

Greece OKs Austerity Bill Amid Rioting

Dozens of police and protesters injured, buildings ablaze

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?