Greek protest ends in violence

Greek police fire teargas to disperse rioting youths, after thousands march through Athens yesterday. They are commemorating the November 1973 student uprising that was later crushed by the military junta that formerly ruled the country.

Thousands of people beat drums and chant slogans like education, security, work. Anti-war and anti-police protesters also participated, and these groups expressed grievances over the economy and education.

The youths attacked riot police with stones, set fire to bins and destroyed cars on Athens' Alexandras Avenue.

The annual march marks the uprising at the Athens Polytechnic University. Dozens died when tanks rolled through the school gates and surrounding streets.

The revolt heralded the end of dictatorship. Shops closed and traffic stalled, as the march, led by a blood-stained flag, passed through the city before heading to the U.S. embassy.

Self-proclaimed anarchists usually trail the march and clash with police. This year, a group of anarchists dressed in black held a banner reading "Remember, Remember the 6th of December" to mark the police shooting of a teenager and a violent uprising in Athens last year.

Police say they have arrested one youth and detained 12 other youths for carrying petrol bombs and pelting rocks at police.

Thirteen officers and one protester were injured.

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[mcguirethomas8]

This locks up at33 sec. so I read the text. HMMM! More to come, i hope I'm leaving the country soon I'm looking anxiously forward to customs. wonder if the feds. will feel the need to "look around" Like their municipal brethren so eloquently put it? Maybe I should leave my Orwell books at home.

[revolutionwillgrow]

doesnt lock up for me

[emotionalinvalid]

off topic. anyone else fantasize about the pretty, slim, prim and proper looking in her business suit, female news presenter, and somehow attracting her, getting her naked and "doing" her. i'd eat her sh!t!!!

[nonameposter]

Where were these right wing guys when Bush fucked them? This is just the ordinary strategy to smash a more left wing person in order to reinstall the right wing guy. You should support Obama, but demand more. Plus: We do NOT need leaders, we can decide by ourselves.

[jakebison2]

woops some false reporting here. The violent uprising was a response the the unprovoked murder of a fifteen year old boy, this day last year.

[marfiuss]

democracy was created in greece so it will be destroyed, this is something obama or his fellow complices cannot do anything about. RIP alexis

[601soldado]

I didnt know the situation was so bad over there....

[MoonRader85]

This is what we need!!!!

[bearhamo]

I look forward to a day when the left will see that Obama has abandoned them. That in reality he is another Wall St., KBR loving, corporatist like Bush and join with those on the right and me in the middle and rise by the millions. Take back what we used to know as the great u. S. of A! Instead we let them ram this red, white and blue up our assholes everyday! Where is a true leader like George Carlin?

[mcguirethomas8]

Ok it played that time. good vid. Another news report we prob. won't see in amerika.