Athens Riots

Greek Youths Throw Fire Bombs At Police

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS | Posted 01.18.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Masked youths set up burning barricades and threw fire bombs and chunks of marble at riot police Thursday, after a protest marc...

Greece Riots: All You Need To Know (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2009 | World


Greece has been rocked by riots and protests for the past seven days. They have caused the worst destruction in 25 years sparked by a controversial s...

GREECE RIOTS: 10,000 Strike Economic Policies As Fresh Clashes Break Out

AP | ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Five days of rioting that saw bands of youths marauding through the streets has shocked a generally tolerant Greek public and l...

Greece Update: Riots Break Out During Teen's Funeral, Opposition Leader Calls For Early Elections

AP | NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


ATHEN, Greece — Masked youths and looters marauded through Greek cities for a fourth night Tuesday, in an explosion of rage triggered by the pol...

Riots In Greece Out Of Control, Worst Destruction In Decades

Ekathimerini.com | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


Destruction in central Athens reached levels not seen for decades as rioting that followed the shooting of a 15-year-old boy by a police officer conti...

Massive Riots Cripple Greece's Main Cities

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS | Posted 01.08.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Gangs of youths smashed their way through central Athens and Thessaloniki on Monday, torching stores and buildings after the fa...