Athens: A small group of black-clad anti-establishment protesters clashed with riot police in central Athens on Tuesday, hurling petrol bombs and burning cars after a march against high-security prisons.
Anti Riot Police dealing with Protesters who hurled petrol bombs and burnt cars
The group of about 50 hooded protesters threw stones and petrol bombs at police in the central Exarchia district, a Bohemian quarter popular with artists and left-wing intellectuals.
“They set two cars and a few garbage bins on fire, attacking police with stones and petrol bombs,” a police official told Reuters.
The protesters were calling for the end to high-security prisons, which the new leftist-led government has vowed to scrap.
Last week, anti-establishment protesters occupied several public buildings and briefly entered the grounds of parliament, calling for the release of jailed members of a Marxist group.
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