6 arrested at Greek school protest backed by far-right group
ABC News
Police in northern Greece have arrested six people and detained at least 40 others following clashes involving youths backed by an extreme right-wing political group
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Police in northern Greece have arrested six people and detained at least 40 others following clashes involving youths backed by an extreme right-wing political group.
The youths entered a vocational high school and hurled gasoline bombs, flares and rocks at a rival gathering organized by left-wing university student groups against government education reforms.
The clashes occurred Wednesday in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, where police used tear gas to break up the violent demonstration as classes at the school were ongoing.
A youth wing of the extreme right group Golden Dawn had earlier expressed support for the counter-demonstration.
