Anarchists clash with Greek police

Published: 9:09PM Friday January 23, 2009 Source: Reuters

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Small groups of anarchists clashed with Greek police in Athens late on Thursday, after 200 people marched to the Labour Ministry to protest an acid attack on an immigrant working as a cleaning lady, police said.

"About 30 anarchists threw stones and other objects at police, who replied with teargas," said a police official, who declined to be named.

The anarchists also set fire to five garbage containers but no major damage was reported.

Greece witnessed the worst riots in decades in December, triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager and fuelled by anger at economic hardships and government scandals.

Since then, the streets of the capital have since remained largely peaceful.

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